Public health professionals working in some of the most economically challenged areas of the world are also in proximity to a large array of underutilized plants. Traditional knowledge of their medicinal and nutritional uses is being lost at an alarming rate. This loss is accompanied by disappearance of the plant species themselves and of the ecosystems they support. This symposium will increase awareness by highlighting some of these underutilized plant resources and their benefits to local populations. We hope that health professionals, plant researchers and others will attend.

For more information, see: http://www.jhsph.edu/clf/events/plants_conference_06/promo_plantsconf