2021 Learning Collaborative
On Aug. 25, the Iowa Institute of Public Health Research and Policy and the Iowa Department of Public Health hosted its second annual learning collaborative on childhood lead poisoning prevention. The purpose of this learning collaborative was to highlight programs and services throughout Iowa that have been successful in implementing strategies for preventing childhood lead poisoning. The goal was to bring together all partners that are working toward eliminating lead poisoning in Iowa.
Keynote Speakers
Elizabeth Friedman, MD, MPH
Environmental Health and Exposure Medicine Specialist, Region 7 MidAmerica-PEHSU Director, Environmental Health Program Medical Director Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Promoting Pediatric Lead Screening: Using the Collective Impact Model to Close the Gap in Testing
Kevin Kennedy, MPH, CIEC
Environmental Hygienist Director, Environmental Health Program Section of Toxicology and Environmental Health Children’s Mercy Kansas City
It’s Time to Look Upstream: The Role of Housing in the Health of Children
Agenda
9 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. | Welcome
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Promoting Pediatric Lead Screening: Using the Collective Impact model to close the gap in testing presented by Dr. Freidman
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Break
10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. | Lead in Drinking Water: Opportunities for improving Iowans’ public health presented by Michelle Scherer and David Cwiertny
11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Iowa Lead Exposures linked to Contaminated Spices presented by Kevin Officer and Kelsey Marmon
11:30 a.m. – Noon | Baby Shoes to Work Boots – 2020 Lead Exposure in Iowa presented by Kevin Officer
Noon – 12:30 p.m. | Breakout Discussion
12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m. | Lunch
1 p.m. – 2 p.m. | Its time to look upstream; the role of housing in the health of children presented by Kevin Kennedy
2 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. | Break
2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Bringing Together Partners for a Successful Lead Hazard Control Program presented by Elizabeth Kemp and Kim Glaser
2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Growing a Coalition by Engaging Community Partners presented by Alicia Sanders
3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Black Hawk County Health Department and Waterloo Community Development Healthy Homes Collaboration presented by Andrea Magee and Matt Chesmore
3:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. | Breakout Discussion
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Closing Address
CEU Disclosures
How to Obtain CE Credit
Participants must attend the entire live web activity and complete the evaluation online in order to earn credit hours and obtain a CE certificate. A link to the online evaluation system will be sent to all registered participants who attend the activity that will contain instructions and a personal ID number for access to the system. All online evaluations must be submitted by 09/25/21 to receive continuing education credit for this activity.
Medicine (CME) Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the American Public Health Association (APHA) and the Iowa Health Policy Research. The APHA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement: The APHA designates this live web) educational activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit (s)™.
Nursing (CNE) Accreditation Statement
This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the American Public Health Association’s Public Health Nursing Section (APHA/PHN), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Health Education (CHES) Statement
Sponsored by the American Public Health Association (APHA), a designated approver of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) to receive up to 6.0 hours total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are __0___.
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