2007 Worcester Lead Poisoning Prevention Community Summit
Working Together for Safe Homes and Healthy Children

October 12 & 13

www.SafeHomesSafeKids.net

Day 1 - Professional Development Day
Friday, October 12th ~ 9am-3:30pm ~

Clark University, Higgins University Center, 950 Main St, Worcester, MA

Day 1 will provide opportunities to learn about and discuss applying national best practices to local challenges with practical, skill-building sessions. This day will interest professionals from community-based health and social service agencies, government agencies and nonprofit organizations, as well as educators, researchers, contractors and property owners.

This event will offer 3 program tracks:

• Policy and Best Practices
• Advocacy and Education
• Technical Aspects of Deleading

In addition, this day will feature a keynote by renowned lead poisoning prevention advocate, Ruth Ann Norton, Executive Director of the Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning, a national advocacy organization.
Our closing plenary will include a talk by Darshak Sanghavi, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, UMass Medical School, 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.

Registration for the Professional Development Day is $20 and includes lunch and a continental breakfast.
Register early! Scholarships available.

Pending approval from NASW, Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be available for interested social workers for an additional $10 processing fee to be paid the day of the event.  

 

Day 2 - Community Day
Saturday, October 13th ~ 10am-3:30pm ~

The Boys & Girls Club of Worcester, 65 Tainter St, Worcester, MA

Day 2 is a free community day for parents, tenants, homeowners, landlords and neighborhood groups. This day will feature workshops on lead poisoning prevention basics, tenant and landlord rights/responsibilities, and ways to finance deleading.

There will be free food, information and give-aways from a variety of local agencies, and a fun and educational theater activity with youth members of the Toxic Soil Busters Co-op.

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Important: Please let us know no later than Friday, Sept. 28th if you have dietary restrictions (Oct 12 only) or will need childcare (Oct 13 only), translation services, American Sign Language interpretation, an assistive listening device or other accomodations, and we will do our best to meet your needs. Thank you!

 

Day 1 - Higgins University Center - Clark University - 950 Main Street
Day 2 - Boys & Girls Club - 65 Tainter Street
Worcester, MA

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Worcester Lead Action Collaborative (WLAC)

The Worcester Lead Action Collaborative (WLAC) is a joint effort of public and private agencies and neighborhood organizations committed to eliminating childhood lead poisoning in Worcester by 2010. WLAC members have come together out of concern for the health of Worcester's children, put in jeopardy by our city's status as a high-risk community for childhood lead poisoning in Massachusetts.
Our Goal:
WLAC is working to develop and implement a comprehensive action plan to eliminate lead poisoning in Worcester and is committed to increasing the availability of lead-safe housing in the city, removing lead from homes and soil, building community awareness and improving public policy.

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