Turning the Tide is a regional health education conference focused on how our health problems are related to environmental damage caused by humans. From poor air quality, chemical toxins in household products to water pollution, the Turning the Tide health conference brings together experts and the public to find solutions to the environmental health problems we face today.

Please register for Turning the Tide below and pay what you are able to at the door (cash or check only). The cost of the conference is based on a self-selected scale of $10 to $75.

• Living lightly: $10-20  
• Able to cover costs of event: $40-$60
• Able to support ongoing work : $75 or more

Proceeds raised from Turning the Tide help cover the costs of this health conference including speakers, materials and food. Your payment also helps St. Patrick Hospital continue to educate the public and the healthcare community about health impacts of environmental damage. View the sessions and register below and pay by cash or check at the door.

Friday, March 30, 7 - 9 PM

Turning the Tide: A Spiritual Response to a Planet in Crisis
“What is Our Obligation to the Future?”

Moderator: Mary Anne Sladich-Lantz
Panelists: Prof. Samir Bitar, Mike Cox, Father Jim Hogan, Rev. Peter Shober and others 

Saturday, March 31, 9 AM - 4 PM

9:00    Coming Together .............................................................Georgia Milan, MD, and Beth Schenk, MHI, RN
9:15    Keynote:.......................................................................................................................Ted Schettler, MD, MPH, Author of Environmental Threats to Healthy Aging.
             Environmental Threats to Health: An Ecological Approach and Response
10:30   Break
10:45   Morning Focus Sessions: Exploring the Challenges

Energy and Our Health: There is No Free Lunch .......................................... .Ashley Preston, PhD
Our Plastic Footprint ....................................................................................................Greg Moller, PhD
Food, Environment,  Health ..............................................................................Neva Hassanein, PhD
Depression in a World Out of Balance ..................................................................Georgia Milan, MD
The Choice of Two Futures ....................................................................................Bryony Schwan, MA

11:30   Reconvene
11:45   Securing Health: Sustainable Systems Thinking ......................................................Greg Moller, PhD
12:30   Lunch
1:15    Panel: Views From the Field - Solutions for a Better Future
              Moderator: Greg Moller, PhD
              Panelists: Patricia Butterfield, PhD, RN; Mayor John Engen; Derek Kanwischer; Ted       
              Schettler, MD, MPH; Mary Anne Sladich-Lantz
2:30     Break
2:45     Afternoon Focus Sessions: Exploring Solutions:

Living Within Our Means: Financial and Ecological
Parenting  for a Peaceful Planet ..........................................................................Charlotte Kasl, PhD
Solving Our Transportation Dilemmas ..........................................................................Alex Stokman
Transition Town: The Vision ....................................................Transition Town Missoula Members
Medications:  Keeping Our River Clean and Our Children Safe........................Jill Alban, MA, and Kari Sproull, RN

3:30    Reconvene and Share
3:45    Hearing Our Voices: Making Commitments.............Georgia Milan, MD, and Beth Schenk, MHI, RN
4:00     Adjourn

Thursday, April 5, 7 - 9 PM

Public Talk: Well-Being for the Person and the Planet...........Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD, RN
Executive Director at the Center for Spirituality and Healing, University of Minnesota