Friday, February 26, 2021

Strengths of Home-Embedded Community Health Workers as the Policy Mechanism for Removing the Social Barriers to Health

Daniel Price, University of Houston, Community Health Worker Initiative

Protecting Children’s Health from Environmental Hazards Found in Child Care Facilities

Kathy Attar, Children’s Environmental Health Network

Assessing the Readability Levels of Lead Poisoning Informational Materials

Harriet Okatch, Public Health Program, Franklin & Marshall College

Update on HUD Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

Peter Ashley and Warren Friedman, HUD Office of LHCHH

Thirdhand Smoke Residue: An Overlooked Source of Lead in Settled House Dust

Georg Matt, San Diego State University

Is the Addition of a Home-Based Environmental Intervention to an In-Clinic Asthma Protocol Worth the Effort?

Winifred J. Hamilton and Rebecca J. Bruhl, Baylor College of Medicine

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Healthy Housing Advocacy 101

Darcy Scott and Sarah Goodwin, National Center for Healthy Housing

Update on Lead in Drinking Water

Tom Neltner, Environmental Defense Fund

Making a Home Lead Safe: A Look at Some State and Federal Initiatives

(Originally recorded live on 10/29/2020)

Representatives from the Maryland Dept. of the Environment, HUD and EPA

Campaigning for Clean Air: A Community-based Approach on Advocating for Local Smoke-free Multi-unit Housing

Keri Hess, Health Education Council

OSHA Compliance for Hazard Reduction/Elimination

Michael Sharp, Director of Training HMS/FACS, Forensic Analytical Consulting Services

Lead in Pregnancy: A Case Study

Olga Apt-Dudfield and Joann Mercedes, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore

Reducing Pest Infestations and Associated Health Hazards in Homes

Changlu Wang, Rutgers University

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Making a Healthy Homes Partnership Work in Your Community

Kandace Fisher and Michael Goldschmidt, University of Missouri Extension

Radon Testing and Mitigation in Affordable Housing

Carolina Gomez, Don King and Shalynn Robinette, Home Forward Organization

Healthy Homes Guides and Smartphone App for Tribal Communities

Kandace Fisher and Michael Goldschmidt, University of Missouri Extension

Dealing with Cold Weather Related Problems in the Home

Kate Kirkwood, K Kirkwood Consulting, K Kirkwood Consulting and Michael Sharp, Forensic Analytical Consulting Services

Research Findings on the Use of Aerosol Foggers vs. Baits for Roach Control

Coby Schal, North Carolina State University

Reducing Asthma Triggers in the Home through Cockroach Control Measures

Coby Schal, North Carolina State University

Child Housing Assessment for a Safe Environment: A New Tool for Injury Prevention Inside the Home

Wendy Shields, Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy, and Hector Moreno, Green & Healthy Housing Initiative

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Protecting Field Staff from the Spread of Bed Bugs

Jenna Heiar, Cerro Gordo County, IA Public Health

Emerging Healthy Homes Issues and Educational Resources

Megan Hughes and Neasha Graves, University of North Carolina Institute for the Environment

Increasing Contractor Participation in the Grant Programs

Kate Kirkwood, K Kirkwood Consulting

Increasing Property Owner Participation in the Grant Programs

Kate Kirkwood, K Kirkwood Consulting

Regulated Waste vs. Hazardous Waste vs. Construction Debris and Household Waste

Michael Sharp, Director of Training HMS/FACS, Forensic Analytical Consulting Services

Monday, February 22, 2021

Home Safe Home: Foundations in Home Injury Prevention

Wendy Shields, Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy

Preliminary Findings on Lead-based Paint Hazards from The American Healthy Homes Survey II

Peter Ashley, HUD Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

How and Why Community Health Workers (CHWs) Should be Brought into Lead Poisoning Prevention “Ecosystem”

Elyse Pivnick, Isles Organization

Elements of a Community Health Workers (CHWs) Lead Training Course

Emily Puskar, Isles Organization

Improving Policy by Improving Practice: Solving the Problem of Lead Exposure in U.S. Children

Christina Sobin, The University of Texas at El Paso

Policy Opportunities with the New Administration and Congress

Rebecca Morley, Moderator
Ruth Ann Norton, President & CEO, Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
Michael McKnight, Senior Vice President of National Programs, Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
Nsedu Obot Witherspoon, MPH, Executive Director, Children’s Environmental Health Network