Corporate Training By Zack Academy - Northeast Regional Healthy Housing Conference

Why Should You Attend This Northeast Regional Healthy Housing Conference?

This Northeast 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.

Syllabus

Syllabus:

MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 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 8, 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 1:00 p.m.

LUNCH PROVIDED

1:30 to 5:00 p.m.

THREE CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Concurrent Session #1 on Education and the Lead Poisoned Child

The Connecticut experience
The Rochester, NY experience
The Providence, RI experience
Strategies for engaging elected officials, educators and community advocates
Concurrent Session #2 on Cost Benefits of Undertaking Healthy Housing Measures

Health outcomes associated with weatherization, healthy housing and green housing rehabilitation techniques.
Integrating weatherization and healthy housing efforts: lessons learned from the One Touch Program
Ways in which healthy housing initiatives improve occupants" health
Concurrent Session #3 on Healthy Housing Technical Issues

Radon and PCBs
Integrated Pest Management Strategies
Bed bug eradication
Smoke-free housing
1:30 to 5:00 p.m.

Special Session for Massachusetts Contractors, Government Officials and Advocacy Practitioners on Massachusetts" Lead and Healthy Housing Issues Presented by the New England Chapter of the Lead and Environmental Hazards Association (LEHA)

5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

NETWORKING RECEPTION AND EXHIBIT VIEWING

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2013

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

GENERAL SESSION

The importance and benefits of creating collaborative efforts among public officials, health advocates, and industry practitioners 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 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 by working with Medicaid Agencies and health providers
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
Connecticut case study of a Health Impact Project using HIA
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
Status of RRP Rule in MA and RI
Report on enforcement activities
Report on public awareness strategies
Next phase of RRP: report on the public and commercial buildings phase by EPA
5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

NETWORKING RECEPTION AND EXHIBIT VIEWING

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2013

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

GENERAL SESSION

Strategies, policies, problems and opportunities for advancing lead poisoning prevention and healthy housing efforts in the New England states

11:30 p.m.

CONFERENCE ADJOURNMENT