Intersections:

Aligning Agriculture, Nutrition, Health, & Economic

Development
January 9, 2017
Second Harvest Food Bank, Kingsport, TN
Hosted by Appalachian Sustainable Development and the
Northeast TN-Southwest VA Food System Connectivity Group
Objectives

Understand how healthy food economies impact farmer livelihoods, improve

public health, and spur economic development

Build relationships and make connections across our work

Identify what we can each do in our own role, and what needs bigger
strategies

Time
8:30a-9:00a

Registration

Activity

9:00a-9:30a

Welcome, introductions, background

9:30a11:00a

Intersections: Keynote and Panel

Keynote Speaker and Panel Moderator
Earl Gohl, Federal Co-Chair, Appalachian Regional Commission
Panelists
Savanna Lyons, Coalfield Development Corp
Robin Robbins, ASD/Appalachian Harvest
Shannon Blevins, Associate Vice Chancellor of Economic
Development & Engagement, UVA Wise
Roger Leonard, Board Chair, Wellmont Health System; Senior Advisor,
England & Company and Management Consultant, The Summit
Companies: Collaborative Philanthropy for Catalytic Social Impact

11:00a-

Break

11:15a
11:15a12:00

12:00p12:15p
12:15p1:00p
1:00p-2:00p

Working Group Presentations: What Weve Been Up To

1. Food Access
2. Workforce Development
3. Food Production, Marketing, and Distribution
4. Food and Health Systems
5. Policy & Economic Development
What does the afternoon hold?
Networking Lunch
Small Group Activity: Identifying Shared Needs & Opportunities

1. What is the role that healthcare can/should play as a

partner in the work to build healthy food systems?
2. What can we do to get more people growing and
consuming healthy food locally?
3. What support do we need from policy makers, economic
development professionals, and institutional leaders?
2:00p-2:15p

Break and Dessert

2:15p-3:00p

Closing: Set Priorities and Identify Next Steps

3:00p

Optional tour of Second Harvest facilities