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The conference program features a variety of technical assistance workshops providing “how to” information on Healthy Homes issues, lead poisoning prevention and lead hazard control issues, indoor environmental hazard identification and remediation issues, education and outreach issues, and grant management issues…including the following topics.
How to expand from lead poisoning prevention and lead hazard control programs to healthy homes programs
The goal of this workshop is to 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. The workshop will examine education and outreach strategies, staff training requirements, funding opportunities, goal setting, and how to engage the political community and the public at-large.
How to conduct a Healthy Homes inspection
This workshop will include a step by step process on how to conduct a Healthy Homes inspection. Topics will include lead, asthma and allergens, mold, insects and rodents, moisture incursion, noise, 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 homes and to be able to recommend further in-depth inspections of selected Healthy Homes issues if necessary.
How to implement an integrated pest management and bed bug eradication program
This session will outline the process used by the very successful “IPM in Multi-family Housing” workshops to build effective IPM programs that involve all the stakeholders: building management, facilities & maintenance staff, residents and pest management professionals. Current best-practices on bedbugs will be reported and new resources will be available.
How to integrate lead hazard control and healthy housing measures with weatherization measures
Weatherization, healthy homes and lead hazard control are a natural fit, especially now that significant Federal funding has been directed to improving the quality of low-income housing. The workshop will examine how weatherization work can be accomplished in conjunction with Healthy Homes and lead hazard control projects. The workshop will also cover the components of a workforce development training program that prepares individuals for undertaking weatherization/renovation/lead hazard control projects.
Innovated strategies to reduce lead paint hazards in housing and prevent childhood lead poisoning
This session will describe innovative primary prevention programs designed to reduce lead paint hazards in housing in order to prevent childhood lead poisoning. The session will feature presentations from local agencies and will cover key program elements, collaborations with key partners, and challenges and successes.
How to develop strategies for effective state/local lead law enforcement
This workshop will examine ways to build strong partnerships with other local agencies, and will focus on a variety of different ideas and models for building an effective enforcement strategy. Aspects of the workshop will cover working collaboratively with health agencies to screen homes and not just children.
Lessons Learned: 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 handle relocation issues, how to stay on target with benchmarks and deliverable, and how to build partnerships in the community.
How to manage the technical aspects of a Lead Hazard Control grant program
This workshop will cover inspections, risk assessments, clearance examinations and lead hazard control issues; training issues and needs; ways to build a contractor base; how to integrate lead hazard control work with other local agencies and programs.
How to convey health messages and promote Healthy Homes programs among hard-to-reach, at-risk populations including refugee families
Kunama, Kirundi, Karen, Bhutanese----Who are these people?! This is just a sample of the diverse groups of refugees coming to the United States every year. Sadly, in addition to challenges they pose for Healthy Homes professionals, the CDC has documented that they are as much as fourteen times more likely than U.S.-born children to be lead poisoned. They are also no strangers to household pests most low-income renters face in the U.S. Come to this session to learn how the refugee resettlement system works, hear about proven collaborative strategies to work with these hard-to-serve populations, and steps you can take to ensure that refugees understand home-based environmental hazards and are empowered to improve the quality of their housing.
How to put EPA’s Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule to work in your community
In the first part of the workshop, EPA officials will review the requirements and timetable of the RRP Rule and answer questions about the implementation of the rule. In the second part of the workshop, presentations will cover how aspects of the rule can be strengthened through local and state regulations, and the projected impact of the rule on remodeling and painting industries.
How to increase screening among at-risk populations
This workshop will cover successful strategies for increasing the screening of children for lead poisoning, particularly children from high-risk population groups. It will examine outreach and education components of the screening program and the results achieved. 10 Easy Steps to a Healthy Home: Where to Start and How to Conduct an Effective Outreach Program
This workshop will include a step-by-step process on how to educate and empower individuals to take the first steps toward creating their own healthy homes. The workshop is designed to provide information on how to develop an effective outreach to the general public using simple yet valuable steps that every homeowner can and should easily implement. Topics will include air quality, water quality, electromagnetics, chemicals, particulates and moisture.
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