LEPAC Meeting December 11, 2024

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Learn more about the Lead Exposure and Prevention Advisory Committee (LEPAC) meeting to be held December 11, 2024.

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Lead Exposure and Prevention Advisory Committee (LEPAC) Meeting December 11, 2024

Location: Microsoft Teams

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11:00 am – Welcome, Introductions, and Announcements

Presenters:

Paul Allwood, Ph.D., M.P.H., RS, Designated Federal Official, Branch Chief, Lead Poisoning Prevention and Surveillance Branch, NCEH

Aaron Bernstein, Director, NCEH/ATSDR

Matthew Ammon, M.S., Chair, LEPAC and Director, HUD Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control

Perri Ruckart, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., Lead Poisoning Prevention and Surveillance Branch, NCEH

11:55 am – Vote on the Annual Report

12:00 pm Improving Blood Lead Testing from a Local Perspective

Gail Gettens, New Hampshire Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

Nicole Lang, APRN, Nurse Case Manager, NH DHHS Division of Public Health Services

Ruth Gubernick, Ph.D., M.P.H., Quality Improvement Consultant, NH DHHS Division of Public Health Services

12:30 pm Public Comment

12:40 pm Lunch

1:15 pm Lead Related Updates from LEPAC Members

3:00 pm Preventing Lead Exposure in Adults (PLEA) Workgroup Report on Recommendation/Discussion

Brian Weaver, M.P.H., Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Michael J. Kosnett, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.M.T., Colorado School of Public Health

3:50 pm Break

4:00 pm Discussion of Blood Lead Testing Challenges and Opportunities Post-COVID

LEPAC Members

5:00 pm Wrap up and Discuss Topics for Next Meeting

Matthew Ammon, M.S., Chair, LEPAC and Director, HUD Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control

5:15 pm Adjourn