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2002 Lead-Safe Indiana Conference
Building Foundations: Healthy Homes for Indiana Children
Preliminary Conference Agenda
Revised on October 29, 2002
Wednesday, November 6
Exhibits will be set-up in the Atrium from 8:30 am to 3:50 on Wednesday, Nov. 6 only.
8:15 Registration And Exhibitor Set-up
9:00 Opening Plenary Session – Welcome and Keynote Speech
Grand Ballroom, Salons 1 to 4
§ Orientation: Tom Neltner, Conference Coordinator, Improving Kids’ Environment
§ Welcome: Congresswoman Julia Carson, Indiana’s 10th District
§ Update on Lead Poisoning in Indiana: Tom Neltner, Executive Director, Improving Kids’ Environment
§ Lead-Safe Housing and Healthy Homes – A National Perspective: Dr. David Jacobs, Director, Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
10:15 Break
10:30 Breakout Sessions – Round #1
§ Lead Poisoning 101: Indianapolis Ballroom, Salons D & E
§ Lead Poisoning in Indiana - Facts and Stats: Grand Ballroom, Salon 5
§ Assessment & Monitoring Technologies: Grand Ballroom, Salon 6 & 7
§ Lead and Healthy Homes at HUD - Dave Jacobs: Grand Ballroom, Salon 8
11:45 Break
12:00 Lunch Plenary Session
Grand Ballroom, Salons 1 to 4 – Buffet Lunch in Atrium
§ Towards a Comprehensive Program: Ruth Ann Norton, Executive Director, Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning
1:30 Breakout Sessions – Round #2
§ Rehab Projects – Abatement and Counting Costs: Indianapolis Ballroom, Salons D & E
§ Outreach That Works! Grand Ballroom, Salon 5
§ Landlord Liability & Responsibilities: Grand Ballroom, Salon 6 & 7
§ Comprehensive Prevention Programs: Ruth Ann Norton Grand Ballroom, Salon 8
2:30 Break
2:40 Breakout Sessions – Round #3
§ Indiana's New Requirements for Non-HUD Homes – HEA-1171: Indianapolis Ballroom, Salons D & E
§ Culturally Sensitive Outreach: Grand Ballroom, Salon 5
§ Mold – What's a State to Do? Grand Ballroom, Salon 6 & 7
§ Getting Contractors to Use Lead-Safe Work Practices: Grand Ballroom, Salon 8
§ Becoming a Lead Abatement Contractor: Special Workshop in Willkie Room from 2:40 to 4:50
3:40 Break
3:50 Breakout Sessions – Round #4
§ Success in Section 8: Indianapolis Ballroom, Salons D & E
§ Medicaid - Meeting the Mandates? Grand Ballroom, Salon 5 - CANCELLED
§ Lead-Safe Work Practices & Technologies: Grand Ballroom, Salon 6 & 7
§ Paint Retailers - A Weak Link? Grand Ballroom, Salon 8
§ Becoming a Lead Abatement Contractor: Special Workshop in Willkie Room from 2:40 to 4:40
4:50 Adjourn Regular Sessions
5:30 Mold and Healthy Homes – Special Workshop in Indianapolis Ballroom, Salons D & E
7:30 Adjourn Special Workshop – End of Day 1
Thursday, November 7
7:30 Continental Breakfast (including fruit, bagels and pastry)
Served in Grand Ballroom, Salons 1 to 4
8:00 Plenary Session
Grand Ballroom, Salons 1 to 4 – Continental Breakfast Served in Room at
§ News and Review: Dave McCormick, Director of Children’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, Marion County Health Department
§ ISDH Update: Dr. Charlene Graves, Medical Director, and Nancy Cobb, Director of Environmental Health, Indiana State Department of Health
8:45 Break
9:00 Breakout Sessions - Round #5
§ Asthma - Threats in the Home: Indianapolis Ballroom, Salons D & E
§ The Doctor is In - Medical View of Lead Poisoning: Grand Ballroom, Salon 5
§ Sharing Addresses of Homes that Poison Kids: Grand Ballroom, Salon 6 & 7
§ Parenting a Lead-Poisoned Child – Susan Thornfeldt: Grand Ballroom, Salon 8
10:30 Break
10:45 Breakout Session - Round #6
§ Getting Agencies to Work Together: Indianapolis Ballroom, Salons D & E
§ Getting in the Lead Information Loop: Grand Ballroom, Salon 5
§ Revisions to IDEM's Licensing Rules: Grand Ballroom, Salon 6 & 7
§ Hazard Disclosure - Increasing Compliance in Rental and Maintenance: Grand Ballroom, Salon 8
12:00 Break
12:15 Lunch Plenary Session
Grand Ballroom, Salons 1 to 4 – Get Buffet Lunch in Atrium
§ Legislative Perspective on Health, Housing and Finances: Senator Vi Simpson, Indiana General Assembly
§ Policies and Action – A Parent’s View: Susan Thornfeldt, Executive Director, Maine Lead Action Project
1:30 Closing Plenary Session
Grand Ballroom, Salons 1 to 4
§ Protecting Kids and Homes at FSSA: John Hamilton, Secretary, Family Social Services Administration
§ Lead-Safe Indiana Awards: Presented by Kim Wize, Executive Director, Indiana Housing Finance Authority and Senator Beverly Gard, Indiana General Assembly
§ The Shift to Healthy Homes: Tom Neltner, Executive Director, Improving Kids’ Environment
§ Vote on Task Force Priorities for Next Two Years: Dave McCormick and Tom Neltner, Lead-Safe Indiana Task Force
3:00 Adjourn