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Join us on Friday, May 3 from 8am-12pm for a technical presentation and breakfast! Registration is just $55 for EIA members and $65 for non-members. Interested in sponsoring? You can sponsor this event for $250 (includes one registration) or the Georgia Chapter for the 2024 calendar year for $500!! 

Gail Gettens, MS, ECMP   Child Development Specialist and Health Communications Coordinator,   NH Division of Public Health Services
Innovation in Outreach and Education using Children’s Literature for Successful Prevention Messaging

Session Description:  Opportunities for lead exposure are plentiful in many children's environments. Yet, most families are not engaged in lead poisoning prevention education materials until after their children have been exposed. Research has demonstrated that children can be an effective education vehicle in providing anticipatory guidance to the adult reader.  Partners in Region 1, including the NH Division of Public Health Services’ Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, NH Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU)/Boston Children’s Hospital, along with EPA TSCA/Boston collaborated to develop the recently released children's board book, Happy, Healthy, Lead-Free Me!. This valuable primary prevention and education tool engages children while educating the adult reader with messaging on lead exposure prevention and pediatric blood lead level testing.  This presentation will review the book’s development, including the clinical and technical review process, along with beta-testing feedback from families incorporated into the final edition. Learn how  Happy, Happy, Healthy, Lead-Free Me! and its associated webpage www.leadfree.me are being used by public health departments, lead hazard reduction programs, and healthcare systems nationwide.

Brent Kynoch, EIA Managing Director & President, Kynoch Environmental Management
What’s going on at EPA? Regulatory Roadmap – Exploring the Latest Happenings Regarding Lead

Mr. Kynoch will discuss the federal and industry updates on lead. The presentation will include the report on EIA's nonscientific lead test kit experiment conducted in October and the report EPA is providing to EIA on their plans to move forward after 3Ms discontinuation of the Lead Check Test Kit. It will also feature the latest information on the EPA's proposed lead dust hazard and lead dust clearance rule and some of the implications and industry responses.

Join us for CEUs, fabulous education, outstanding networking, and a chance to reconnect with your Georgia colleagues!