Plantrician Education Series: Plant-Based Potlucks and the Power of Community
Plant-Based Potlucks and the Power of Community
During the 2023 International Plant-Based Nutrition Health Conference (PBNHC) this past September, Dr. Scott Stoll presented his keynote lecture “Connection Cultivates Change” with an invitation to attendees to plan their own community whole food, plant-based potluck. Since then, beginning with Dr. Stoll’s inaugural Plantrician CommUnity Potluck in Nashville, we have received dozens of messages from our community excited to plan their own potluck! Our team has created a Free Plantrician Potluck Guide to help with planning, and we have also launched a shared map to “Pin Your Potluck” to help connect with others in the community.
We held our latest Plantrician Education Series, a Free Virtual Town Hall and Education Series entitled “Plant-Based Potlucks and the Power of Community” on Tuesday, January 30th at 7:30pm ET / 4:30pm PT. Dr. Scott Stoll and our Plantrician Project Team, with special guest Dr. Columbus Batiste from Healthy Heart Nation, gathered for our first ever Plantrician CommUnity Virtual Potluck! During our potluck, Dr. Stoll and our team took a deeper dive into our Plantrician Potluck Guide and the featured recipes, answered questions, and offered thoughts about the importance of gathering in community around the plant-based plate. There was also a special guest appearance by Dr. Jeffrey Pierce, who hosts his own monthly Plantrician Potluck in Northern California.
We also discussed the upcoming, inaugural HELP Conference, taking place in Huntsville, AL this March 24-26, 2024.
Click here or above to watch the replay of this special Virtual Town Hall and Plantrician CommUnity Potluck.
Additional Resources:
Download our FREE Plantrician Potluck Guide:
https://plantricianproject.org/plantrician-community-potluck-guide
Pin Your Potluck on our shared map. Please Note: This is a public map viewable by all. Please stay safe and do not add home addresses or phone numbers: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=13737G5Ecwsdx9t_IDnIqYE8gX14vaqQ&usp=sharing
HobNob Invitation App for Potlucks and Events: https://hobnob.io/invites/text-message-invitations-for-potlucks
Jill Edwards, MS, CEP, DipACLM
Jill is a health and wellness educator with over 25 years of experience in nonprofit leadership, eLearning, and corporate and clinical education. She started her career as a high school teacher and professional dancer which set her up for success in transitioning to corporate training and exercise science. Jill is a Clinical Exercise Physiologist through the American College of Sports Medicine. She worked in cardiopulmonary rehab for over 8 years educating patients on the power of lifestyle changes to manage and reverse their disease. In her role, she was instrumental in bringing The Ornish Reversal Program (ICR) to Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
Jill worked for the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies for 10 years, starting as a Plant-Based Nutrition Instructor and ending her tenure as the Executive Director of Education. She is most proud of her contributions in design & development to the organization’s flagship online learning product- Plant Based Nutrition Certificate offered in partnership with Cornell’s University.
Jill joined The Plantrician Project in 2022 and shares their passion for lifestyle medicine to transform and regenerate human health and health care. It is her mission to educate and empower people with knowledge about the power of lifestyle changes to improve personal and global health.
Columbus Batiste, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Dr. Columbus D. Batiste is a board-certified Interventional Cardiologist, Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California Riverside School of Medicine, and Regional Chief of Cardiology for Southern California Permanente Medical Group.
In 2010, Dr. Batiste sought to break-the-cycle of prescriptions and procedures as the sole management of chronic disease and began promoting a long-term solution for his patients through nutrition, stress reduction, and exercise. In 2016 Dr. Batiste led a group that collaborated with Samsung Technologies and developed a virtual cardiac rehabilitation program utilizing a Samsung wearable. Since its launch the program, which applies the principles of lifestyle, has treated over 15,000 patients.
Understanding that the health of an individual is uniquely tied to their community, Dr. Batiste collaborated on the formation of a non-profit organization called the Healthy Heart Nation. The mission of Healthy Heart Nation is to improve the health of the community by narrowing disparities in education, business, justice, and ultimately health otherwise described as social determinants of health.
Dr. Batiste has lectured in multiple countries regarding the power of lifestyle centered in whole food plant-based nutrition. He is awaiting release of his first book entitled SELFish: A Cure for a Stressed & Broken Heart.
Scott Stoll, MD
Chief Medical Officer & Board Chairman, The Plantrician Project
Dr. Scott Stoll is recognized as an international leader in lifestyle medicine and whole food plant-based nutrition. He is the co-founder of the Plantrician Project, the International Plant-Based Nutrition Healthcare Conference, the International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention, and the Regenerative Health Institute, a unique collaborative project with the Rodale Institute that integrates a regenerative vision of human health, agriculture, and the environment. He served as the chairman of the department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Coordinated Health for 16 years, a team physician for Lehigh University and the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Team and was a member of the Whole Foods scientific and medical advisory board. Dr. Stoll is the Chairman of the board for The Plantrician Project.
Andréa Dunnam
Andréa Dunnam directs events for The Plantrician Project and her responsibilities include running the Project’s annual medical conference, The International Plant-Based Nutrition Healthcare Conference (PBNHC), where she oversees logistics such as event planning, registrations, exhibitors, and more.
After receiving her Bachelor’s degree from Saint Leo University, Andréa worked in the marketing field, had a career in Education, followed by careers in the non-profit world. She is a plant-based cook and enjoys giving cooking demonstrations using simple recipes for common foods at Dr. Stoll’s Total Health Immersions.
Andréa joined The Plantrician Project team in 2017. In her spare time, Andréa does a tremendous amount of philanthropic work. She has been recognized for her commitment to helping others by The American Diabetes Association, The National Charity League and The State of Connecticut General Assembly for her outstanding service, goodwill, and generosity to the community. She and her family reside in Palm Beach County, Florida.
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