2024 National Lead & Healthy Housing Conference
Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 2 W Bay St, Savannah, GA 31401
Join leading experts, policymakers, and advocates in the fight against lead poisoning and the promotion of healthy housing for all communities.
Schedule and Session Descriptions
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
On-site registration
Three Concurrent Pre-Conference Workshops
Workshop #1
Ossabow Section of the Oglethorpe Ballroom
Fundamentals and guidelines of the process in Lead Remediations and Abatements while having a holistic approach in the non-profit sector in NJ.
Presenters:
- Vivienne Soria, Program Manager, Community Affairs and Resource Center
- John Hussey, Construction Manager, Community Affairs and Resource Center
Workshop #2
Cumberland Section of the Oglethorpe Ballroom
Addressing and remediating home-based environmental health and safety hazards - A Myths, Mysteries and Mistakes presentation.
Presenter: Mike Sharp, Senior Safety Officer, Janus Corporation
Workshop #3
Sapelo Section of the Oglethorpe Ballroom
Social Marketing and Healthy Homes: Skills for Influencing Behavior Change
Presenter: Christy L. Kuriatnyk, Director, Georgia Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Tech Talks
Pulaski Room
Moderator: Tom Neltner, National Director, Unleaded Kids
Times indicated below are approximate
Part 1: Fluoro-Spec Inc. (8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.)
Part 2: Sci-Aps Inc. (9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.)
Part 3: Lumetallix (9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.)
Part 4: Environmental Hazards Services, LLC (10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.)
Part 5: Viken Detection, Burlington, MA (10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.)
Part 6: Community Revitalization Training Center, Columbus, OH (11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.)
Representatives from various companies will discuss technologies used in identifying lead hazards and achieving the clearance of lead hazard remediation projects.
Lunch on Your Own
Opening General Session
Oglethorpe Ballroom
Moderator: Kate Kirkwood, K Kirkwood Consulting, Sullivan County, NH
Times indicated below are approximate
Part 1 - Welcoming remarks
(1:00-1:15 p.m.)
Presenter: Dr. Reddick, District Health Director, Georgia Department of Public Health
Part 2 - Setting the stage for networking
(1:15-1:45 p.m.)
Presenter: Tom Neltner, National Director, Unleaded Kids
Part 3 - Panel of federal agency representatives from HUD, CDC and EPA
(1:45 - 3:30 p.m.)
Each person presenting their agency's current issues and plans for the near future, followed by a Q&A session and including a discussion of HUD's proposed formula system for allocating Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes grants.
Panelists:
- Matt Ammon, Director, HUD Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes
- Claire Brisse, Environmental Protection Agency
- Paul Allwood, Branch Chief, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Part 4 - Panel of state officials on using American Rescue Plan Act funding and other resources for lead and healthy housing programs
(3:30 - 4:30 p.m.)
Panelists:
- John Belt, Chief, Field Services Section, Ohio Department of Health
- Ed Norman, Environmental Program Manager, North Carolina Division of Public Health
Part 5 - From the Classroom to the Community: Student-Faculty Partnerships for Lead Safety
(4:30 - 5:00 p.m.)
Presenter: Cecilia Muela, Director of Code Enforcement, 4Leaf, Inc.
Networking Reception and Exhibit Viewing
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Special Q&A and troubleshooting session for HUD grantees and persons interested in the grant opportunities
Pulaski Room
Two Concurrent Educational Tracks
Educational Track #1: Lead Poisoning Prevention and Lead Hazard Control Issues
Oglethorpe Ballroom
Moderator: Kate Kirkwood, K Kirkwood Consulting
Times indicated below are approximate
Part 1: "Beyond Paint and Gasoline": Exploring Non-Conventional Routes of Lead Poisoning including foods, spices, products and take-home lead.
(8:30 – 10:00 a.m.)
Presenters:
- Ed Norman, Environmental Program Manager, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
- Paromita Hore, Director, Environmental Exposure Assessment and Education, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Karthiga Vasudevan, District Lead Coordinator, Georgia Department of Public Health
Part 2: Examining EPA's Lead in Dust Hazard Standards and Post-abatement Clearance Standard.
(10:00 – 10:30 a.m.)
Presenter: Tom Neltner, National Director, Unleaded Kids
Part 3: How Changes to the Lead Dust Hazard and Clearance Levels May Affect Laboratory Analysis
(10:30 – 11:15 a.m.)
Presenters:
- Howard Varner, Business Development Director, Environmental Hazards Services, LLC
- Julie Dickerson, Laboratory Administrator/QC, Environmental Hazards Services, LLC
Part 4: Integrative Lead Screening Practices: Utilizing WIC to initiate the lead screening process.
(11:15 – 12:00 p.m.)
Presenter: Sonia Deal, Vice President of Community Health and Engagement, Affinia Health Care
Educational Track #2: Healthy, Safe and Lead-Free Housing Issues
Madison Ballroom
Moderator: Mike Sharp, Senior Safety Officer, Janus Corporation
Times indicated below are approximate
Part 1: Engaging local code officials in supporting lead and healthy housing programs
(8:30 - 9:30 a.m.)
Presenters:
- Larry Brooks, Director, Alameda County (CA) Healthy Homes Department
- Cecilia Muela, Director of Code Enforcement, 4Leaf Inc
- Orlando Givens, Code Enforcement Manager and Training Officer, 4Leaf Inc
Part 2: "Blending" Federal, State and Local funds in Lead Abatement and Healthy Homes projects.
(9:30 – 10:20 a.m.)
Presenters:
- Bob England, Chief Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Officer, Erie County (OH) Health Department
- Jeff Hayes, Supervisor, Erie County (OH) Health Department
Part 3: A model for rural communities: Mississippi's Zero Lead and Healthy Housing project.
(10:20 – 11:10 a.m.)
Presenter: Romona Taylor Williams, Executive Director, Mississippi Communities United for Prosperity (MCUP)
Part 4: Light Up Lead: a photoluminescent detection method for lead.
(11:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
Presenter: Wim Noorduin, Professor, University of Amsterdam
Buffet Lunch Provided
Two Concurrent Educational Tracks Continued
Educational Track #1: Lead Poisoning Prevention and Lead Hazard Control Issues (Continued)
Oglethorpe Ballroom
Moderator: Kate Kirkwood, K Kirkwood Consulting
Times indicated below are approximate
Part 1: Collaborating with the American Academy of Pediatrics to have a state chapter assume the cost of physician and medical professional training needs related to lead testing.
(1:30 – 2:30 p.m.)
Presenter: John Belt, Chief, Field Services Section, Ohio Department of Health
Part 2: Establishing Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs and Lead-Free Community Initiatives among USAPI Territories and Freely Associated States.
(2:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Presenters:
- Gina Bare, Associate Director, National Environmental Health Association
- Chris Walker, Senior Program Analyst, National Environmental Health Association
Part 3: A New Guide for an Old Problem: EPA's Local Lead Action Plan (LLAP) for Local Government.
(3:30 – 4:30 p.m.)
Presenter: Hannah Bartling, Life Scientist, U.S. EPA Region 3
Part 4: Bright futures begin lead-free: Join CDC, EPA and HUD for National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2024.
(4:30 – 5:30 p.m.)
Presenter: Chloe Durand, Lead-based Paint Program Outreach & Engagement, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Educational Track #2: Healthy and Safe Housing Issues
Madison Ballroom
Times indicated below are approximate
Part 1: Rightsizing to age in place: educational outreach programs to help people reduce clutter in their homes.
(1:30 – 2:30 p.m.)
Presenters:
- Pamela Turner, Professor and Housing & Indoor Environment Specialist, University of Georgia
- Susan Moore, Laurens County Extension Coordinator and Family & Consumer Sciences Agent, University of Georgia
- Laura Smith, Telfair County Extension Coordinator and Family & Consumer Sciences Agent, University of Georgia
Part 2: Supporting Rural Healthy Housing.
(2:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Presenters:
- Sarah Goodwin, Policy and Advocacy Manager, National Center for Healthy Housing
- Ashely Williams, Public Health Analyst, National Center for Healthy Housing
Part 3: Low-cost Actions to Control Bed Bugs in the Home.
(3:30 – 4:30 p.m.)
Presenter: Jackie E. Ogden, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension – Chatham County
Part 4: Building Stronger Communities: Collaborative Approaches to Lead Poisoning Prevention and Sustainable Housing Solutions.
(4:30 – 5:30 p.m.)
Presenters:
- Clifton Porter, Neighborhood Navigator, The Junction Coalition
- Tiesha Amison, Program Coordinator, The Junction Coalition
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Two Concurrent Educational Tracks Continued
Educational Track #1: Lead Poisoning Prevention and Lead Hazard Control Issues
Oglethorpe Ballroom
Times indicated below are approximate
Part 1: From face-to-face to Facebook: Strategies for community involvement in lead exposure research.
(8:30 – 9:30 a.m.)
Presenters:
- Alyson Alde, Research Associate, Environmental Health, Indiana University-Bloomington
- Jennifer Redman, Director, Environmental Health and Water Quality, RTI International
Part 2: Improving household lead risk prediction by curating data from county, state and federal sources.
(9:30 – 10:30 a.m.)
Presenters:
- Hana Chmielewski Long, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, North Carolina State University
- Madison Book, Research Assistant, North Carolina State University
Part 3: Comparison of the Medicaid/Children's Health Insurance Program and the HUD Lead Hazard Control Grant Program in Michigan.
(10:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Presenter: Dave Jacobs, Chief Scientist, National Center for Healthy Housing
Part 4: Interface between public health's lead-based paint work and lead in drinking water.
(11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)
Presenter: Amber Sturdivant, Sr. Program Manager, Lead Free DC
Part 5: Messages from lead poisoning prevention advocates.
(12:30 – 1:30 p.m.)
Presenters:
- Leann Howell, Parent Advocate, Ohio Lead Advisory Council
- Betty Cantley, Parent Advocate, Ohio Lead Free Kids Coalition
Educational Track #2: Healthy and Safe Housing Issues
Madison Ballroom
Times indicated below are approximate
Part 1: Eating "white dirt": Kaolin consumption
Presenter: Bri Young, Lead and Healthy Homes Program Coordinator, GA Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Part 2: Healthy housing messaging and building a local coalition.
(9:30 – 10:30 a.m.)
Presenters:
- Becky O'Meara, Program Manager, National League of Cities
- Brandon Boccher, Program Specialist, Health and Wellbeing, National League of Cities
Part 3: Equitable Strategies and Tools for Healthy Housing Workforce Development
(10:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
Presenters:
- Janell Hills-Thomas, Director, Equitable Workforce Strategies, Interstate Renewable Energy Council
- Ruth Ann Norton, President and CEO, Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
- Darren Parmer, Housing Intervention Manager, Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
Part 4: Purifying contaminated environments through bioremediation and creating environmental justice.
(11:30 – 12:30 p.m.)
Presenters:
- Robin Brown, Executive Director, Collective Citizens Organized Against Lead
- Christopher Mauer, Principal Architect, Redhouse Studio
Conference Adjournment
Exhibitors
Environmental Information Association (EIA)
Conference Presenters
Paul Allwood
Branch Chief
Lead Poisoning Prevention and Surveillance Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Matt Ammon
Director
HUD Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes
Brandon Boccher
Program Specialist, Health and Wellbeing
National League of Cities
Robin Brown
Executive Director
Collective Citizens Organized Against Lead (CCOAL)
Sonia Deal
Vice President of Community Health and Engagement
Affinia HealthCare
Julie Dickerson
Laboratory Administrator/QC Manager
Environmental Hazards Services, LLC
Bob England
Chief of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes
Erie County Health Department
Orlando Givens
Code Enforcement Manager and Training Officer
4Leaf, Inc.
Sarah Goodwin
Policy and Advocacy Manager
National Center for Healthy Housing
Jeff Hayes
Supervisor
Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, Erie County Health Department
Janell Hills-Thomas
Director
Equitable Workforce Strategies, Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)
Paromita Hore
Director, Environmental Exposure Assessment and Education
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
John Hussey
Construction Manager
Community Affairs and Resource Center
Christy L. Kuriatnyk
Director
Georgia Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, Georgia Department of Public Health
Hana Chmielewski Long
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
North Carolina State University
Susan Moore
Laurens County Extension Coordinator and Family & Consumer Sciences Agent
University of Georgia
Ed Norman
Environmental Program Manager
North Carolina Division of Public Health
Jackie E. Ogdon
Family and Consumer Sciences Agent
UGA Cooperative Extension
Darren Parmer
Housing Intervention Manager
Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
Jennifer Hoponick Redmon
Director, Environmental Health and Water Quality
RTI International
Laura Smith
Telfair County Extension Coordinator and Family & Consumer Sciences Agent
University of Georgia
Pamela Turner
Professor and Housing & Indoor Environment Extension Specialist
University of Georgia
Howard Varner
Business Development Director
Environmental Hazards Services, LLC
Karthiga Vasudevan
District Lead Coordinator
Georgia Department of Public Health
Chris Walker
Senior Program Analyst
National Environmental Health Association
Ashely Williams
Public Health Analyst
Healthy Housing Solutions
Romona Taylor Williams
Executive Director
Mississippi Communities United for Prosperity (MCUP)
Bri Young
District 2 Lead and Healthy Homes Program Coordinator
Georgia Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Thank You
Attendees & Participants
The 2024 National Lead & Healthy Housing Conference has successfully concluded. We extend our sincere gratitude to all attendees, speakers, presenters, and participants whose engagement and contributions made this event a resounding success.
Sponsors & Partners
We express our deep appreciation to our generous sponsors and partners whose invaluable support was essential in bringing this conference to life. Your commitment to advancing lead poisoning prevention and healthy housing initiatives drives meaningful change.
We hope you found the sessions, workshops, and networking opportunities valuable. We look forward to continuing this important work together and invite you to join us at our upcoming conferences as we advance the mission of creating safer, healthier living environments for all communities.
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