HIV and AIDS, Food Security, Nutrition, and Livelihoods
Bonaire 4
FSN Section Track Session
Despite the progress in some countries in reducing the transmission
of HIV, HIV and AIDS remains a major public health and economic
development problem throughout the world. This session examines
HIV and AIDS and its connections with nutrition, food security, and
livelihoods in Africa and India. Four research presentations address
the frontier of economic research on how HIV and AIDS both impact
livelihoods and food security as well as how nutrition and livelihood
interventions might serve to improve the care and support of people
affected by HIV and AIDS.
Organizer: Paul McNamara, University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign
Moderator: Paul McNamara, University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign
Presentations:
The Role of Food Security in Producing Health Outcomes for
People in Treatment for HIV and AIDS in Delhi, India
Joel Cuffey and Paul McNamara, University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign; Anil Cherian and Saira Paulose, Emmanuel Hospital
Association, Delhi, India
The Impact of Food Assistance on Health Outcomes: The
Experience of TASO (The AIDS Support Organization) in
Uganda
Paul McNamara, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Isaac
Sebuliba, TASO, Kampala, Uganda; Suneetha Kadiyala, International
Food Policy Research Institute; Christine Nabiryo, TASO, Kampala,
Uganda
The Impact of Community-Based Highly Active Antiretroviral
Therapy on Livelihoods of AIDS-impacted Households in
Western Uganda
Sean B. Cash, Marty K. Luckert, and Walter Kipp, University of Alberta
Antiretroviral Therapy and Worker Presenteeism: Preliminary
Results from a Cohort Study of Kenyan Agricultural Workers
Bruce A. Larson, Matthew P. Fox, and Sydney Rosen, Boston University;
Margaret Bii and Carolyne Sigei, Kenya Medical Research Institute;
Douglas Shaffer, United States Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya;
Fredrick Sawe and Monique Wasunna, Kenya Medical Research Institute;
Jonathon L. Simon, Boston University
Antibiotic Use in Food Production and Antibiotic Resistance:
Economic Dimensions of Food Safety and Public Health Concerns
Bonaire 5
FSN Section Track Session
Antimicrobial resistance may be an important contributor to the risks
from food-borne and other illnesses. The increasing prevalence of
antimicrobial resistance—including in food-borne pathogens—has
raised concern about the long term effectiveness of antibiotics to treat
human illness. Serotypes of E. coli, Salmonella, and Campylobacter
are important food-borne pathogens that may be reservoirs for
antimicrobial resistance, and which cause thousands of illnesses
each year. Presentations from this track session include a quantitative
description of the evidence of antimicrobial resistance, a risk analysis
method to estimate the additional costs of illnesses caused by resistance
in important food-borne pathogens, a description of an economic
framework for managing resistance by addressing the externality
associated with the use of antibiotics, and survey findings of consumers’
rankings of the risks from antibiotic use in food animal production.
Organizer: Andrew Estrin, FDA-Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition
Moderator: Andrew Estrin, FDA-Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition
Discussant: Paul McNamara, University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign
Presentations:
Updates from the National Antimicrobial Monitoring System
(NARMS), and the Collaboration in Animal Health and Food
Safety Epidemiology (CAHFSE)
Charlene R. Jackson, USDA-Agricultural Research Service
Consumer Perceptions of the Implications for Food Safety of
Antibiotic Use in Agriculture
Michele Veeman, Department of Rural Economics, University of Alberta
Adopting Greater Precaution in the Use of Non-Therapeutic
Antibiotics in Food Animals
Terence J. Centner, University of Georgia
Solving the “Tragedy of the Commons” Problem Associated with
Antimicrobial Use
Dermot J. Hayes, Iowa State University
2028 Weighing the Relative Contribution
of Time Use in the Energy Balance
Equation: Implications for the Risk of
Obesity
Curacao 1
ACCI/FSN Section Track Session
Few economic research studies have focused on the role time use may
play in maintaining a healthy weight. These four papers examine the
economic factors that either directly or indirectly alter time use and
explore the link between time use and the risk of obesity. Three of
the papers will focus on the adult risk of obesity while the fourth will
focus on child obesity. In two of the papers, time use will be a direct
input into the production of energy balance while the other two papers
will examine how features of the local food environments that have
implications for time use, in turn, alter the risk of obesity.
Organizer: Cathleen Zick, University of Utah
Moderator: Karen Hamrick, USDA-Economic Research Service
Discussant: Karen Hamrick, USDA-Economic Research Service
Presentations:
Does Better Geographic Access to Food Influence Diet and
Health Outcomes? Results from the Louisiana Neighborhood
Environment and Consumption Survey
Paul Hutchinson, Diego Rose, Nick Bodor, Chris Swalm, and Janet Rice,
Tulane University
Childhood Obesity: Does the Quality of Parental Time Matter?
George Davis and Wen You, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University
Time Use and Overweight in a Low Income Population
Jane Kolodinsky, University of Vermont
Running to the Store? The Relationship between Neighborhood
Food Environments and the Risk of Obesity
Cathleen Zick, Ken R. Smith, Jessie X. Fan, Barbara B. Brown, Ikuho
Yamada, and Lori Kowaleski-Jones, University of Utah
There Must be 50 Ways to Price a Burger—Pricing the Foods We Eat
Bonaire 5
FSN Section Track Session
Nationally representative data on what people eat—and corresponding
health outcomes—contain no explicit information on either the food
prices people face or the prices they pay. Hence, basic questions—like,
do healthy diets cost more than unhealthy diets—are still up for debate.
To address such questions, the studies presented in this session explore
different methods and data sets for generating prices to append to
dietary intake data. While the research questions differ among these
studies, commonalities relating to the reliability of data, methods of
imputing prices, and validity of estimates should spark discussion.
Organizers: Lisa Mancino, USDA-Economic Research Service; Wen You,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Moderator: Mark Denbaly, USDA-Economic Research Service
Presentations:
Estimating Prices for Food at Home to Calculate the USDA Food
Plans
Andrea Carlson, USDA-Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
How Much Would It Cost to Add a Little Time? Adding
Convenience into the Thrifty Food Plan
Wen You, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Biing-Hwan
Lin, USDA-Economic Research Service; Bruce McCarl, Texas A&M University;
George Davis and Ge Zhang, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University; Andrea Carlson, USDA-Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion,
Moving on Up and Getting Cheaper Food: Neighborhood Effects
on Food-Away-From-Home Prices
Oral Capps, Texas A&M University; Jean Kinsey, University of Minnesota
You Can’t Pay Me to Eat That! Well, Maybe You Can: Generating
Nutrient Demand Elasticities for Food-Away-From-Home
Timothy Richards, Arizona State University; Lisa Mancino, USDAEconomic
Research Service
The Economics of Risk-Based Monitoring to Assure Safe Food
Bonaire 3
FSN Section Track Session
In this session, three speakers will present empirical and conceptual
research on efforts to use risk-based monitoring to improve and manage
food-safety in both private and public settings. A panel discussion will
then follow to examine the large policy and market context for use of
risk-based monitoring and the role it may play in policy reform and
innovations in food safety management by suppliers.
Organizer: Sandra Hoffmann, Resources for the Future
Moderator: Sandra Hoffmann, Resources for the Future
Panelists: Sandra Hoffmann, Resources for the Future; Mary Muth,
RTI International; Helen Jensen, Iowa State University; William Nganje,
Arizona State University; Richard Williams, George Mason University
Presentations:
Risk-Based Sampling and Imported Produce from Mexico
William Nganje, Al Kegan, and Ram N. Acharya, Arizona State University
Risk-based Initiatives for Meat and Poultry Inspection and
Poultry Pathogen Testing
Mary Muth, RTI International
Economic Aspects of Fruits/Vegetable Microbial Safety and
Controls
Linda Calvin, USDA-Economic Research Service; Jing Liang and Helen
Jensen, Iowa State University
Hard Hitting and Wel Informed:
A Conversation Betwen Food Safety Policy Advocates and Researchers
Boca II
ACCI/FSN Section Track Session
This symposium presents a conversation between policy advocates and
social scientists about: 1) USDA and FDA policies regarding bacterial
contamination, and 2) new food production technologies and risks.
Policy advocates from the Consumer Federation of America and the
Consumers Union will be paired with researcher/respondents from
agricultural economics and consumer economics. The policy advocates
will summarize a current food safety campaign and describe their
perception of the campaign’s current social science research base and
future research needs. The researcher/respondent will comment on
the current research base and the prospects of the proposed research
agenda.
Organizers: Janet Garkey, Credit Union National Association; Parke
Wilde, Tufts University; Larry Kirsch, IMR Health Economics
Moderator: Parke Wilde, Tufts University
Presentations:
Food Safety: USDA and FDA Policies toward Bacterial
Contamination in Meat
Chris Waldrop, Consumer Federation of America
A University-based Agricultural Economist’s Perspective on
Food Safety Research Needs and Prospects
Victoria Salin, Texas A&M University
New Food Production Technologies—New Risks
Michael Hansen, Consumers Union
A University-based Consumer Economist Responds to the Food
Safety Research Agenda on New Food Production Technologies
Jane Kolodinsky, University of Vermont