Conference Agenda

Bios and descriptions for each presenter to come soon. Some titles might change.

8:30 – 8:45 — Opening Remarks and Welcome, Dr. Dyjack & Kim Carlson – short videos 

8:45 – 9:15 — Update on the Nebraska Environmental Summit
Speaker: Susan Bockrath—Ex Dir, NALHD — info from meeting of Health Directors

9:15-10:15 — Keynote – Platte River Time Lapse Project — Ethan Freese

10:15-10:30 — Break 

10:35-11:30 — Fermented Foods: Health, Manufacture, and Safety, Dr. Bob Hutkins, UNL Food Science

10:35 – 11:30 — Env. Pub Health Tracking Program Update –Summer Woolsey & Rachael Birn, UNMC

11:30 – 12:15 — Annual Business Meeting  

12:15 – 1:00 — Lunch 

1:00 – 1:50 – Water quality and health in rural Nebraska, Dr. Jesse Bell 

1:00 – 1:50 – Nebraska Cottage Foods, Cindy Brison, UNL Extension

2:00 – 2:50 – Control Your Water, Don’t Let It Control You –Legionella in Nebraska, Storm Keffer, UNMC Infection Program

2:00 – 2:50 – Nebraska Borne: Mosquitoes–Biology of the top mosquitoes of Nebraska-potential for disease transmission, Dr. Tom Janousek 

2:50 – 3:10 — Break 

3:10 – 4:15 – Custom Exempt Slaughter, Caitlyn Andrews, Neb Dept of Ag USDA Compliance and Investigation Overview, Mark Heim, USDA

3:10 – 4:15 – Dr. Jesse Bell & Dr. Kelli Gribben, UNMC, Air quality and human health in Nebraska

4:15 – 4:30 — Wrap Up