Presentations & Sessions

Lead and Healthy Housing New Orleans National Conference

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April 28-30, 2026 Crowne Plaza
Day

Apr 28

  • 8:30 AM – 9:15 AM

    Get the Lead Out: Empowering Rural Kansas to Reduce Lead Exposure through Community-Led Strategies

    Kara Hollins

    Room A&B
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

    Improving Universal Blood Lead Level Screening at a Pediatric Primary Care Clinic

    1. Dr. Frances Shi 2. Dr Morri Markowitz

    Room A&B
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

    Lead Water Coming Through Our Kitchen Sinks

    1. Lanessa Owens-Chaplin 2. Oceanna Fair 3. Valerie Baron

    Room C
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

    Healthy Homes: Myths, Mysteries, and Mistakes

    Mike Sharp

    St Charles Room
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

    LEADing the way on water: New York’s Lead Pipe Replacement Act

    Valerie Baron

    Room C
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

    Stronger Together, How Robust Partnerships and Effective Communications took a local public healthy response global

    Perry Cabot

    Astor Ballroom
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

    Building a Lead Safe Future: Community and Local Government Shared Action

    1. Candace Buckley 2. Monica Smith

    Room C

Apr 29

  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

    Lead Free Homes LA: Advancing Environmental Justice Through Lead Paint Settlement Investments

    Janet Scully, MPH

    Astor Ballroom
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

    New York State Lead Registry:Interagency Collaboration and a Multifaceted Approach to Implementation

    1. Megan Hughes 2. Stacey Thayer

    Ballroom C
  • 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM

    Investigative reporter specializing in housing, health, criminal justice and social issues

    Chris Bowling

    Ballroom A&B
  • 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

    From Smelter Legacy to Prevention Success: Community Impacts and Blood Lead Trends in Omaha

    Naudia McCracken

    Ballroom A&B
  • 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

    California's Lead Paint Lawsuit/Settlement and Spending Plans

    Larry Brooks

    Astor Ballroom
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

    Snapshots of Innovation: State and local approaches to healthy housing and asthma-friendly housing.

    1. Joel Ervice 2. Amanda Reddy 3. Meredith Mueller 4. Yvette Mitchell 5. Nathaniel Booker

    Ballroom C
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

    Snapshots of Innovation: State and Local Approaches to Healthy Housing and Asthma-friendly Housing

    Joel Ervice

    Ballroom C
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

    Healthy Maywood West Cook Revitalizing the Village of Eternal Light

    Mayor Nathaniel Booker

    Ballroom C
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

    Wisconsin’s Asthma-Safe Homes Program

    Meridith Mueller, MPH

    Ballroom C

    Snapshots of Innovation: State and local approaches to healthy housing and asthma-friendly housing.

  • 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM

    Using modern techniques to solve an old problem. Making HUD clearance levels attainable

    Ron Peik

    Ballroom A&B
  • 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM

    Leveraging Lead Service Line Replacements (LSLR) to Deliver Broader Home Health Impacts

    Shawn Kerachsky

    Ballroom C
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

    Code Enforcement/Public Health Partnerships in Lead Poisoning Prevention and Asthma Reduction

    Larry Brooks

    Ballroom A&B
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

    Locally Driven Innovation in Radon Testing and Mitigation: Models for the Field

    1. Amanda Reddy 2. Danika Hill-Paulus 3. Gary G Schwartz

    Ballroom C
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

    Building Capacity with Home Repair Implementers and Home Repair Contractors to Collaborate Effectively in Home Repair

    1. Michael Walker 2. Ashley Zuverink

    Ballroom A&B
  • 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM

    Tennessee's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Real-Time Electronic Providers’ Toolkit

    Rachael Stough

    Ballroom C
  • 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM

    Public Health Soil and Blood Testing in the Wildfire Impacted Communities

    Janet Scully

    Ballroom C
  • 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM

    How do I apply for a HUD grant? Will it work in tandem with my current funding? Strategies for HUD Grant success

    Kate Kirkwood

    Ballroom C

Apr 30

  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

    Healthy Housing Strategies for 2026

    Ruth Ann Norton

    Ballroom A,B,C
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

    Federal Policy Updates for Lead and Healthy Housing Advocates

    1. Sarah Goodwin 2. Michael McKnight

    Ballroom A,B,C
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