Corporate Training By Zack Academy - Midwest Regional Healthy Housing Conference

Why Should You Attend This Midwest Regional Healthy Housing Conference?

This Midwest 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.

Syllabus

Syllabus:

MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2013

2:00 to 5:00 p.m.

TWO PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

#1 – Workshop on Healthy Housing Inspection, Risk Assessment and Remediation Protocols

#2 – Workshop on Low Cost Lead Hazard Inspection, Risk Assessment and Abatement Methods in Light of the Revised HUD Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2013

9:00 to 11:30 a.m.

GENERAL SESSION

Part 1: An examination of the neurological effects, educational difficulties and special requirements of a lead poisoned child and strategies for engaging with community advocates and educators

Part 2: The cost effectiveness of undertaking healthy housing measures

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

LUNCH

1:30 to 5:00 p.m.

THREE CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Concurrent Session #1 on the Educational and Primary Medical Care Needs of the Lead Poisoned Child

How to develop policies and resources within the educational system
Strategies for engaging elected officials, educators and community advocates
Concurrent Session #2 on the Cost and Health Benefits of Undertaking Healthy Housing Measures

Health outcomes associated with weatherization, healthy housing and green housing rehabilitation techniques.
Integrating energy efficiency and healthy housing efforts
Ways in which healthy housing initiatives improve occupants� health
Concurrent Session #3 on Lead and Healthy Housing Technical Issues

Radon and PCBs
Integrated Pest Management
Bed bug eradication
Smoke-free housing
5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

NETWORKING RECEPTION AND EXHIBIT VIEWING

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2013

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

GENERAL SESSION

The importance and benefits of creating partnerships among public officials, lead and healthy homes advocates, and industry practitioners in order to advance lead and healthy housing objectives

12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

1:30 to 5:00 p.m.

THREE CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Concurrent Session #1 on Health and Health Education and Outreach Issues

How does CDC�s lowering of the blood lead reference value from 10 to 5 affect health policies, priorities and the allocation of resources
Improve blood lead screening rates and increase support for lead poisoning prevention by working with Medicaid agencies and other funding sources
How the Affordable Care Act can support lead poisoning prevention and healthy housing objectives
Concurrent Session #2 on Healthy Housing Issues

Using a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) as a tool for engaging decision makers and stakeholders in considering the potential health impacts of proposed policies, plans and programs
Examining innovative marketing strategies for healthy homes work and ways to leverage dollars to create healthy homes
Healthy Housing Rating System (HHRS) – a tool for conducting inspections, hazard analysis and hazard remediation
Concurrent Session #3 on RRP Rule Issues

Session will include presentations on the following:

Current state of the RRP Rule
Report on enforcement activities
Report on public awareness strategies
Next phase of the RRP Rule: report on the public and commercial buildings phase
5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

NETWORKING RECEPTION AND EXHIBIT VIEWING

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2013

9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

GENERAL SESSION

Consultation Roundtable Discussion Groups and City Showcases

11:30 p.m.

CONFERENCE ADJOURNMENT