Day 1 Agenda

Worcester Lead Poisoning Prevention Summit

Professional Development Day, Friday, October 12

Clark University, Higgins University Center, 950 Main Street, Worcester

8am-9am:  Registration and Continental Breakfast

9am-9:30am:  Welcome/Opening Plenary

• Steve Fischer, Worcester Lead Action Collaborative (WLAC) Coordinator, Regional Environmental Council
• Julie Jacobson, Assistant City Manager, City of Worcester
• Paul Hunter, Director, Massachusetts Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

9:30am-10:15am:  Keynote - Ruth Ann Norton, Executive Director, Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning.
Known throughout the country as a tireless advocate for comprehensive programs to protect children from lead poisoning, Ms. Norton is director of a national policy, advocacy and direct service organization headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

10:15am-10:30am:  Break

10:30am-11:45am:  Breakout Session I

A) Policy and Best Practices: National Best Practices: A Policy Perspective with CDC, EPA and HUD

• Connie Thomas, Public Health Advisor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Martin Nee, Senior Technical Assistance Specialist, Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Healthy Homes/Lead Hazard Control
• Kristi Rae, Acting Chief, Pesticides, Toxics and Urban Programs, Environmental Protection Agency Region 1

B) Advocacy and Education: Leadership Development, Coalition Building and Engaging the Public

• Liz Colón, Director of Training and Outreach, Rhode Island Childhood Lead Action Project
• Ryan Torres, Executive Director, Lead Action Collaborative, Dorchester, MA
• Matt Feinstein, Coordinator, Worcester Roots Project - to be accompanied by a member of the Toxic Soil Busters team, Worcester, MA

C) Technical Aspects of Deleading: All About Deleading: how to get a home deleaded, testing methods, examples of ways to delead

• Linda Dube, Code Enforcement Lead Inspector, MA CLPPP
• John Risko, Private Lead Inspector, JHR Environmental Testing
• Ronald C. Rheault, President, R.C. Rheault Construction Division of Oxford Deleading, Inc.
• James Gibney, Vice President, Oxford Deleading, Inc.

11:45-12:45:  Lunch

12:45-2:00:  Breakout Session II

A) Policy and Best Practices: Best Practices for State and Local Action

• MaryAnn Amrich, RN, BSN, Program Manager, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Ron Rupp, Director, Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
• Rebecca M. Kislak, Esq., Director, Rhode Island Medical-Legal Partnership for Children, Rhode Island Legal Services
• Cindy Soule, Coordinator, Fitchburg Lead Action Group, Fitchburg, MA

B) Advocacy and Education: Health Literacy and Health Education

• Xanthi Scrimgeour, MHEd., CHES, Director of Health Education, MA CLPPP
• Stacy Robison, MPH, CHES, Health Literacy Consultant

C) Technical Aspects of Deleading: Financing 101: ways to address financial barriers to deleading

• Jennifer Toler, Loan Officer, NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center of Worcester
• Scott Hayman, Housing Director, Worcester City Manager's Office, Division of Neighborhoods and Housing Development
• Andy Nelson, Director, Massachusetts Lead Abatement Programs, MA Department of Housing & Community Development

2:00-2:15: Gather for Final Plenary

2:15-3:00:  Talk by Darshak Sanghavi, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, UMass Medical School. Dr. Sanghavi is a pediatrician, frequent contributor to NPR’s All Things Considered and The Boston Globe, and author of the widely acclaimed best-seller, A Map of the Child: A Pediatrician's Tour of the Body

3:00-3:30: Moderated Conversation/Q&A and Closing Remarks

Day 2 Agenda

Worcester Lead Poisoning Prevention Summit

Community Day, Saturday, October 13

Boys & Girls Club of Worcester, 65 Tainter Street, Worcester

All Day:  Information Tables -- Worcester Agencies and Organizations -- Literature, Handouts and Activities

10:00am-10:30am:  Light breakfast

10:15am-10:30am:  Welcome

10:30am-11:15am:  Workshop:  Lead 101: Lead Poisoning Basics

• Marybeth O'Day, Social Worker, Worcester CLPPP
• Rosa LeBlanc, Coordinator, CHW/Health Ed

11:15am-12:15pm:  Workshop:  The 411 on Tenant Rights & Landlord Rights:  Working together, accessing support, legal rights and responsibilities as tenants and landlords

• Carla Halpern, Fair Housing Project Coordinator, Legal Assistance Corp of Central MA
• Noemi Martinez, Director of Housing Services, Central MA Housing Alliance
• Maureen Brennan, Programs Director, Worcester Property Owners Association

12:15-1:30:  Lunch

12:45-1:15:  Toxic Soil Busters Youth - Participatory Theater

1:30-2:30:  Workshop  The Cost Question:  Available resources to help you afford to delead your home or property and why it makes  financial sense to delead

• Jennifer Toler, Loan Officer, NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center of Worcester

2:30-3:00:  Talk: One parent’s experience - coping with childhood lead poisoning and becoming a parent advocate

• Mary White, Parent Leader, Boston Urban Asthma Coalition/Strengthening Voices

3:00-3:15:  Closing Remarks: How to get involved with the Worcester Lead Action Collaborative and get more information about lead poisoning prevention