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Lead Poisoning Case Management:
Training for Public Health Practitioners |
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The National Center
for Healthy Housing (NCHH) is working with the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention's (CDC) Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
Branch to train state and local program childhood lead poisoning
prevention program managers, supervisors, and case managers on CDC's
2002 case management recommendations. NCHH will develop a one-day
training program to (1) review the 2002 recommendations; and (2) help
local and state program staff plan how to implement changes in their
existing programs consistent with the new recommendations. Training
will be delivered to approximately 300 people at eight training sites
from June to October 2003. A summary evaluation of problems identified
by programs during the training will assist CDC in planning for
revisions to the recommendations or further assistance to programs. |
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The objectives of the
training are: |
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To familiarize state
and local program administrators and case managers with the new
recommendations. |
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To identify and
discuss challenges to implementation of the new recommendations. |
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To encourage team
building and group problem solving regarding implementation issues.
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To provide tools and
processes by which programs can assess their structure and operations in
light of new recommendations. |
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The training will
include topics such as: Developmental assessment and interventions;
educational interventions; assessment and remediation of lead exposure;
medical assessment and interventions for children with confirmed
elevated blood lead levels; and nutritional assessment and
interventions. |
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NCHH's experienced
team of trainers include Pat McLaine, RN, MPH, Carol Kawecki, RN, MA,
Joanna Gaithens, RN, MS, and Peggy Hegarty-Steck, MSW. |
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For more information,
please contact Pat McLaine at
pmclaine@enterprisefoundation.org |
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For the Case Management Guidelines training schedule please visit
Calendar of Lead Events. |
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