Stanford Prevention Research Center

(October 24, 2012) A group of speakers from various industries and studies deliver a diverse presentation on the current state of hospital food and why it is a key part of the effectiveness of a hospital.

(October 24, 2012) Janet Leader from the Second Harvest Food Bank and Lisa Rosas from Stanford discuss a partnership the partnership between the two and how organic food can be brought to more people.

(October 24, 2012) Ken Yeager from Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and Professor Abby King discuss current food policies and what can be done to improve healthy eating across the board.

(October 24, 2012) Wolfram Alderson is the executive director of Full Circle Farm and delivers a short presentation with a few of the volunteers that participated about the work that the organization does. They work to grow urban agriculture and bring healthier lifestyles and diets to everybody.

(October 24, 2012) A group of Stanford students share with the audience about the groups that they are involved with. They are all inspired to spread a passion for healthy living and share what each of their groups is doing on and off campus.

(October 24, 2012) Debra Dunn from the d.school discusses how Stanford can move forward as a leader in food systems education.

(October 24, 2012) Chris Gardner opens the Food Summit with a presentation about what he calls a food revolution. He shares the passion that he has for healthy eating and nutrition.

(October 24, 2012) Chris Gardner welcomes the audience to the third Food Summit at Stanford and introduces the program for the day.

Members of a panel share their experience working with a group of Stanford students over the summer to push the Full Circle Farm program forward. (October 11, 2011)

A panel discusses the definition and service of hospital food and how hospitals can improve their food service, transforming it from an afterthought to another strategy for helping patients make a full recovery. (October 11, 2011)

Debra Dunn moderates a panel discussing food on the Stanford campus and what the future might look like. (October 11, 2011)

Anya Fernald, director of Live Culture Company, gives the closing keynote speech of the Stanford School of Medicine Food Summit. (November 3, 2010)

Jesse Cool gives a presentation about how her passion for healthy and sustainable food has helped to inspire others and create a change in the area. (November 3, 2010)

Ira Lit gives a presentation on how he came to be involved in food and gives what he believes are the keys to creating a healthy environment in schools. (November 3, 2010)

Christopher Gardner gives a presentation on how he has conducted research and used funding to try and discover the optimal diet. He believes that there are diets that can greatly reduce a person's risk for disease. (November 3, 2010)

David Lobell gives a presentation that changes the focus from domestic food issues to food issues that pertain to the entire world. His main focus is food security, or the ability to keep people from going to bed hungry. (November 3, 2010)

Buzz Thompson gives a presentation that shifts the focus of the summit from food to farm. He believes that the key to solving the impending food crisis is to start at the roots of food. (November 3, 2010)

Political Science professor Rob Reich gives a presentation on how food and politics intersect. He was inspired to research this area, when he was able to meet the author of the book The Omnivores Dilemma. (November 3, 2010)

Philosophy professor Debra Satz gives a presentation in which she discusses the ethics that come along without food. (November 3, 2010)

Professor Debra Dunn gives a presentation on how we may be able to inspire eaters with sustainable food in order to help the impending food crisis. (November 3, 2010)

Sarah Soule describes the Sustainable Food Movement from a business perspective. She looks at the targets of the movement and assesses the possible outcomes of focusing on those demographics. (November 3, 2010)

Matt Rothe describes the role of sustainable food program at Stanford dining in making responsible decisions with a food budget. He assesses the environmental, health and wellness, as well as socioeconomic impact of those decisions. (November 3, 2010)

Earth Science Professor Sarah Wiederkehr describes the experimental farming education program at Stanford. The class looks at modern agriculture systems in the U.S. and their environmental and health risks. (November 3, 2010)

Christopher Gardner gives a brief introduction to the Stanford School of Medicine Food Summit. During this summit the future of the world will be discussed and how food relates to possible issues. (November 3, 2010)