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COURSE DESCRIPTION

Why Should You Attend This Eastern Regional Healthy Housing Conference?

This Eastern Regional Healthy Housing Conference will bring together professionals from health, housing, community development, community groups, facilities, advocacy organizations, real estate firms, businesses and industry to explore ways to undertake programs and projects designed to prevent incidents of lead poisoning and eliminate indoor environmental hazards.

This regional conference devoted to lead and healthy housing issues that can help bring about the elimination of childhood lead poisoning and the elimination of indoor environmental hazards through primary prevention methods, health education, child screening programs, and regulatory enforcement.

Intended Audience:

The conferences bring together professionals from health, housing, community development, community groups, advocacy organizations, the lead industry, real estate firms, and residential and commercial facilities to explore ways to undertake programs and projects designed to prevent incidents of lead poisoning, eliminate indoor environmental hazards, and create healthy living and working environments.

Ways You'll Benefit By Attending:

Engage in interactive workshops and technical sessions
Examine new and innovative programs
Explore new ideas and approaches to meeting project objectives
Network with those in the know and those who you want to know
Take home hundreds of new ideas
Participate in problemsolving,thought-provoking discussions
Examine products, technologies, and educational materials

Topics To Be Covered Include: Please see syllabus for conference topic details.

Conference Location and Hotel Information:

The conference will be held at the Embassy Suites Philadelphia Airport, 9000 Bartram Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153. Phone: 215.365.4500.

Conference Room Rates: $129 Single or Double:

To be guaranteed the conference room rate, reservations must be made by September 24, 2014. When making your reservation, be sure to tell the hotel that you are attending the Lead and Healthy Housing Conference to receive the conference room rates.

Every accommodation is a luxurious, two-room hotel suite. All suites include a 42” flat screen TV in the living room, a 37” flat screen TV in the bedroom, two data-port telephones, wireless high speed capability at $9.95 for a 24 hour period, a refrigerator, microwave and coffee maker.

The hotel’s facilities include:

Complimentary continental breakfasts –hot and cold
Complimentary Manager’s Happy Hour reception
Complimentary shuttle between the airport and the hotel running every 30 minutes
Free local calls
Parking is $5 per day
Indoor swimming pool
Whirlpool and 24-hour fitness center
24-hour business center

Location and Directions:

The hotel is located less then one mile from the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). A complimentary shuttle bus between the airport and the hotel is available.

Driving from the North, follow I-95 South towards the Philadlephia International Airport and use exit #12B, Cargo City. At the stop light, turn right. The hotel is on the right hand side. Driving from the South, follow I-95 North towards the airport and use exit #10, Cargo City. Proceed forward and at the first light, turn left onto Bartram Avenue. Travel one mile and the hotel is on the right hand side.

Syllabus

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2014

2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pre-conference workshop on:

Healthy Housing Inspection and Hazard Control Options
2012 Revisions to the HUD Guidelines re: Lead Inspection, Risk Assessment and Remediation Protocols

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2014

9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Opening General Session

11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch on your own

1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Three Concurrent Workshops

4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Networking Reception and Exhibit Viewing

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014

8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Exhibit Viewing

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Three Concurrent Workshops

12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lunch on your own

1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. New Strategies for Addressing Lead Poisoning Prevention, Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Housing Issues

4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Networking Reception and Exhibit Viewing

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2014

8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Exhibit Viewing

9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Concluding General Session

Conference’s “How To” Workshops and Sessions will include the following:

How to collaborate with educators to assure that property special education services are available to children with histories of lead poisoning: what’s been done and what needs to be done.

This program will explore the special educational needs of children with histories of lead poisoning, what has been done in Connecticut as a model for other states, and how to go about working in your state to secure the special education policies and services.

Pathways to Reimbursement: A hands-on workshop for understanding how to leverage and expand Medicaid services in your state

This workshop will provide healthy homes professionals with a basic introduction to the Medicaid program; suggestions for expanding or leveraging services within a state Medicaid program to increase access to healthy homes services for Medicaid enrollees; and, hands-on exercises for generating an action plan for your program to explore reimbursement.

How to undertake a healthy homes integration program that can result in both cost savings and health benefits.

This program will examine the Connecticut Efficient and Healthy Homes Initiative as a model for other states and communities, how it created a process for collaboration among weatherization, health, housing and safety agencies and organizations and the values realized through the collaboration, and how the program streamlined an approach to energy efficiency and healthy housing interventions.

Public health and lead poisoning prevention implications of the recent California lead paint litigation and are the legal arguments applicable elsewhere.

This session will review the recent court decision in California that awarded 1.2 billion dollars to several California communities to undertake lead hazard control work; what the prospects are for upholding the decision; the nature of the abatement plan; and, prospects for other jurisdictions to bring about law suits.

How to expand from lead poisoning prevention and lead hazard control programs to Healthy Homes programs.

This workshop will explore options, procedures and obstacles encountered at the local level when expanding from lead poisoning prevention and lead hazard control programs to a holistic Healthy Homes program, a movement consistent with Federal program policies and funding strategies. The workshop will examine staff structuring and training requirements, education and outreach strategies, funding opportunities, goal setting, and how to engage the political community, other agencies and community organizers.

How to conduct a healthy housing assessment and carry out hazard remediation.

This workshop will include a step-by-step process in how to conduct a healthy housing inspection and hazard remediation. Topics will include lead, asthma triggers, moisture intrusion, insect and pest elimination, asbestos, radon, sewage backup and indoor air quality. The workshop is designed to instruct participants in how to recognize “red flags” that may lead to unhealthy housing conditions and to be able to recommend further in-depth inspections if necessary.

How to reduce and/or eliminate problems and obstacles in grant implementation, and how to increase the probability of a successful grant program.

This workshop will identify areas of concern in grant management, examine how to reduce and/or eliminate problems associated with grant administration, how to stay on target with benchmarks and deliverables, and how to build partnerships in the community that can help you realize and sustain your program objectives.

How to implement an integrated pest management and bud bug eradication program.

This workshop will outline the process used in the very successful “IPM in Multi-family Housing” training program designed to build effective IPM programs that involve all the stakeholders: building management, facilities and maintenance staff, residents, and pest management professionals. The workshop will demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of IPM in multi-family housing, examine ways to reduce exposure to pests and pesticides, and improve resident knowledge and participation. Current best practices in bed bug eradication will be explored.

How to develop partnerships for successfully conducting health education and outreach programs in minority communities.

This workshop will examine strategies for undertaking a program’s education and outreach objectives by creating partnerships among organizations that represent at risk populations in minority communities: how those partnerships were created and how they supported efforts to reach out to minority populations.

How to carry out LBP evaluations in a legally compliant way, identify and correct problems with LBP inspections and risk assessments, and properly carry out inspection and clearance protocols.

This program will focus on LBP inspections and risk assessments, what has historically occurred, what is required, and what can be done to be more effectively and to minimize liability.

Consultation Roundtables

The program will include an afternoon session of Consultation Roundtables at which attendees will have the opportunity to engage in small group discussions on a variety of lead and healthy housing topics.