S&S Dinner Dialogues - Health as an Ecosystem, with Dr. Jennifer Lawson
Event Details
We will explore discussion around imagining what “health as an ecosystem” might mean. How might such a lens influence perspectives? And what might be the impact?
Readings
- Health is Membership – Wendell Berry
- The Imperative for Climate Action to Protect Health – New England Journal of Medicine
- Climate Change — A Health Emergency – New England Journal of Medicine
- An ecosystem framework for understanding and treating disease – Foundation for Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health
Additional information: Greener Partners – Deaver Wellness Farm
Jennifer Lawson, MD, is Clinical Associate in the Duke Department of Pediatrics.
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Where to meet:
Selected attendees will be notified via email several days in advance of the dinner with details regarding meeting location. All dinners will be within reasonable driving distance to Duke campus.
Science & Society will also provide a shuttle for those unable to arrange transportation to the dinner dialogue location. Shuttles will depart 30 minutes before the scheduled event from the front entrance of the North Building on West Campus. Click here for a map.