When:
October 16, 2019 – October 17, 2019 all-day
2019-10-16T00:00:00-04:00
2019-10-18T00:00:00-04:00
Where:
Drury Plaza Hotel
9625 N Meridian St
Indianapolis, IN 46290
USA
Cost:
$165

Conference Program

Wednesday, October 16

7:30 a.m. – Conference Registration

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Opening General Session on City, State, Federal and Non-Governmental Funding Strategies for Financing Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention, Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Housing Programs.

Part 1: Funding opportunities available through federal grants and state-based initiatives
Part 2: The latest on lead in drinking water, including EPA grant opportunities
Part 3: Financing structures and mechanisms that can enable private investment from philanthropies, lenders, and others to flow into the remediation of lead in buildings and water service lines

12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Lunch Provided

1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Two Concurrent Educational Tracks

Track #1 on Lead Poisoning Prevention Issues

  • Using an on-line tool to calculate the cost and economic benefits of preventing childhood lead exposure
  • How to construct a successful application for lead hazard control grants
  • Understanding the basics of a good surveillance system, building performance indicators for those characteristics, and taking surveillance data to decide where to take action and how to effect change

Track #2 on Healthy and Safe Housing Issues

  • Identifying and dealing with pollutants other than lead
  • Collaborating with EPA’s Region 5 Environmental Justice Program
  • Carbon Monoxide (CO) safety measures

5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Networking Reception and Exhibit Viewing

Thursday, October 17

8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. – Exhibit Viewing with Coffee and Refreshments

8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. – Meeting of the National Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Two Concurrent Educational Tracks

Track #1 on Lead Poisoning Prevention and Lead Hazard Control Issues

  • Comparing HUD’s dust clearance standards vs. EPA’s dust clearance standards
  • How municipalities use housing codes to advance childhood lead poisoning prevention and healthy housing initiatives – the Michigan recommendations
  • New and emerging sources of lead poisoning and convincing parents to stop using leaded products and home remedies

Track #2 on Healthy and Safe Housing Issues

  • Workshop on safe and healthy housing inspection and remediation strategies
  • Hoarding: Dealing with health and safety issues

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

1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. – General Session on Identifying Community Resources and Collaborating Opportunities to Advance Lead Poisoning Prevention and

  • Address Unsafe and Unhealthy Housing Problems
  • Expanding the healthy homes workforce: finding the right partners, strategies and funding
  • Working with Community: Coalition Building Strategies
  • New and emerging sources of lead poisoning and convincing parents to stop using leaded products and home remedies

4:30 p.m. – Conference Adjournment