Conference

2024 National Lead & Healthy Housing Conference

Savannah, Georgia

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

7:30 AM – 1:30 PM

On-site registration

8:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Three Concurrent Pre-Conference Workshops

1
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
2
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

3
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

8:30 AM – 11:45 AM

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.

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Lunch on Your Own

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

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.

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Networking Reception and Exhibit Viewing

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

7:30 AM – 8:20 AM

Special Q&A and troubleshooting session for HUD grantees and persons interested in the grant opportunities

Pulaski Room

8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

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

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Buffet Lunch Provided

1:30 PM – 5:30 PM

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

8:30 AM – 1:30 PM / 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM

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
12:00 PM

Conference Adjournment

Exhibitors

Community Revitalization Training Center
2419 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43202
Environmental Hazards Services LLC
7469 Whitepine Road
Richmond, VA 23237
Environmental Information Association (EIA)
6935 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 306
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Fluoro-Spec Inc.
9 Technology Drive
East Setauket, NY 11733
Lead and Environmental Hazards Association (LEHA)
PO Box 12203
Silver Spring, MD 20908
Lead Locators
114 E. 25th Street
Garden City, ID 83714
SciAps, Inc.
7 Constitution Way
Woburn, MA 01801
Viken Detection
21 North Avenue
Burlington, MA 01803

Conference Presenters

Alyson Alde

Research Associate

Indiana University

Bloomington, IN
Paul Allwood

Branch Chief

Lead Poisoning Prevention and Surveillance Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Atlanta, GA
Tiesha Amison

Program Coordinator

The Junction Coalition

Toledo, OH
Matt Ammon

Director

HUD Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

Washington, DC
Gina Bare

Associate Director

National Environmental Health Association

Denver, CO
Hannah Bartling

Life Scientist

US EPA Region 3

Philadelphia, PA
John Belt

Chief, Field Services Section

Ohio Department of Health

Columbus, OH
Brandon Boccher

Program Specialist, Health and Wellbeing

National League of Cities

Washington, DC
Madison Book

Research Assistant

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC
Claire Brisse

Environmental Protection Agency

Washington, DC
Larry Brooks

Director

Alameda County (CA) Healthy Homes Department

Oakland, CA
Robin Brown

Executive Director

Collective Citizens Organized Against Lead (CCOAL)

Cleveland, OH
Sonia Deal

Vice President of Community Health and Engagement

Affinia HealthCare

St. Louis, MO
Julie Dickerson

Laboratory Administrator/QC Manager

Environmental Hazards Services, LLC

Richmond, VA
Chloe Durand

Lead-based Paint Program Outreach & Engagement

US EPA

Washington, DC
Bob England

Chief of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

Erie County Health Department

Sandusky, OH
Orlando Givens

Code Enforcement Manager and Training Officer

4Leaf, Inc.

Pleasanton, CA
Sarah Goodwin

Policy and Advocacy Manager

National Center for Healthy Housing

Columbia, MD
Jeff Hayes

Supervisor

Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, Erie County Health Department

Sandusky, OH
Janell Hills-Thomas

Director

Equitable Workforce Strategies, Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)

Houston, TX
Paromita Hore

Director, Environmental Exposure Assessment and Education

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

New York, NY
Leann Howell

Parent Advocate

Ohio Lead Advisory Council

Salesville, OH
John Hussey

Construction Manager

Community Affairs and Resource Center

Asbury Park, NJ
Dave Jacobs

Chief Scientist

National Center for Healthy Housing

Columbia, MD
Kate Kirkwood

President

K Kirkwood Consulting

Sullivan County, NH
Christy L. Kuriatnyk

Director

Georgia Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, Georgia Department of Public Health

Atlanta, GA
Hana Chmielewski Long

Postdoctoral Research Scholar

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC
Christopher Maurer

Principal Architect

Redhouse Studio, LLC

Cleveland, OH
Susan Moore

Laurens County Extension Coordinator and Family & Consumer Sciences Agent

University of Georgia

Athens, GA
Cecilia Muela

Director of Code Enforcement

4Leaf, Inc.

Pleasanton, CA
Tom Neltner

National Director

Unleaded Kids

Washington, DC
Wim Noorduin

Professor

AMOLF/Lumetallix

Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ed Norman

Environmental Program Manager

North Carolina Division of Public Health

Raleigh, NC
Ruth Ann Norton

President and CEO

Green & Healthy Homes Initiative

Baltimore, MD
Jackie E. Ogdon

Family and Consumer Sciences Agent

UGA Cooperative Extension

Savannah, GA
Becky O'Meara

Program Manager

National League of Cities

Washington, DC
Darren Parmer

Housing Intervention Manager

Green & Healthy Homes Initiative

Baltimore, MD
Clifton Porter

Neighborhood Navigator

The Junction Coalition

Toledo, OH
Jennifer Hoponick Redmon

Director, Environmental Health and Water Quality

RTI International

Research Triangle Park, NC
Mike Sharp

Senior Safety Officer

Janus Corporation

Concord, CA
Alicia Smith

Program Coordinator

The Junction Coalition

Toledo, OH
Laura Smith

Telfair County Extension Coordinator and Family & Consumer Sciences Agent

University of Georgia

Athens, GA
Vivienne Soria

Program Manager

Community Affairs and Resource Center

Asbury Park, NJ
Amber A. Sturdivant

Sr. Program Manager, Lead Free DC

Washington, DC
Pamela Turner

Professor and Housing & Indoor Environment Extension Specialist

University of Georgia

Athens, GA
Howard Varner

Business Development Director

Environmental Hazards Services, LLC

Richmond, VA
Karthiga Vasudevan

District Lead Coordinator

Georgia Department of Public Health

Rome, GA
Chris Walker

Senior Program Analyst

National Environmental Health Association

Denver, CO
Ashely Williams

Public Health Analyst

Healthy Housing Solutions

Columbia, MD
Romona Taylor Williams

Executive Director

Mississippi Communities United for Prosperity (MCUP)

Jackson, MS
Bri Young

District 2 Lead and Healthy Homes Program Coordinator

Georgia Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

Gainesville, GA
Conference Completed

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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