Name of Session:
Session A 14
Advocacy for State and Local Lead Poisoning Prevention Policies (Community Engagement and Partnerships)
Description of Session
In the past few years, significant changes in state and local lead poisoning prevention policy have been driven by advocates. Leaders in several of these successful efforts—in Illinois, Rhode Island, Guilford County (NC), Cleveland, and New York City—will describe their new laws, how they secured them, and what they are now doing to get these laws implemented successfully.
| Presenter(s) | |
|---|---|
| Moderator: Ralph Scott, BA | rscott@afhh.org |
Presenter 1: Willena Cannon Title of Presentation: Enacting New Lead Regulations in Guilford County, NC |
wcannon2@bellsouth.net |
Presenter 2: Matthew Chachère, JD Title of Presentation: Legal, Community, and Political Advocacy to Enact New York City’s Local Law 1 (2004) |
matthewchachere@nmic.org |
Presenter 3: Anita Weinberg, JD, MSW Title of Presentation: Building Consensus in Illinois Brings a New State Prevention Law |
aweinbe@luc.edu |
Presenter 4: Kim Foreman, JD, MSW Title of Presentation: Building Consensus in Illinois Brings a New State Prevention Law |
aweinbe@luc.edu |
