SESSION 2:

Consumer Interface: Public Health Interventions Over Time and Current Consumer Perspectives

Moderator: Glorian Sorensen, Ph.D., M.P.H., Committee Member

9:30

Overview of U.S. Public Health Interventions to Reduce Sodium Intake and Hypertension

Ed Roccella, Ph.D., M.P.H., Program Coordinator, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health (retired)

9:40

Consumer Perspectives on Sodium Intake and Reduced-Sodium Foods

Susan Borra, R.D., Executive Vice President, Managing Director for Nutrition, Food, and Wellness, Edelman

9:50

Committee Discussion with Presenters

10:10

Break

SESSION 3:

Regulatory Options for Reducing Sodium Intake

Moderator: David Vladeck, J.D., LLM, Committee Member

10:25

Overview of Regulatory Options

Michael R. Taylor, J.D., Research Professor of Health Policy, School of Public Health, George Washington University

10:40

Reactions and Discussion Panel

Fred Degnan, J.D., Partner, King and Spalding

Philip Derfler, J.D., Assistant Administrator of the Office of Policy and Program Development, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Michael R. Taylor, J.D., Research Professor of Health Policy, School of Public Health, George Washington University

10:55

Committee Discussion with Presenters

SESSION 4:

Surveillance and Monitoring

Moderator: Ronette Briefel, Dr.P.H., R.D., Committee Member

11:20

Challenges in Biological Measures and Survey Methodologies