Lead Poisoning Prevention Training Center (LPPTC) Registration Information

The CDC Lead Poisoning Prevention Training Center (LPPTC) supports its partners in state and local Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs (CLPPPs) by training new program personnel to more effectively carry out program activities. The course is designed to provide core subject overviews, as well as specialized training in critical program areas. The three individual tracks that will be offered at this session are listed below. ^[1]

• Program Management
• Primary Prevention
• Case Management

A plenary module on “Principles of Healthy Housing” will be presented. The training also includes practical exercises and strategic planning for elimination of childhood lead poisoning, along with useful take-home resources, and it is designed to be an informative, supportive, and pleasant learning experience. The LPPTC is operated by Healthy Housing Solutions, Inc., Columbia, MD. Healthy Housing Solutions, Inc. is a subsidiary of the National Center for Healthy Housing, Inc.

• Dates: August 10-14, 2009
• Location: Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza, located at 350 West Mart Center Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60654.
• Eligibility: Staff of CDC-funded CLPPP, their sub-grantees, and other state and local staff involved in childhood lead poisoning prevention activities, including housing officials.
• Registration instructions: To register, contact your CDC funded state or local CLPPP (For contact information, go to 'State and Local Programs' ).
  CDC strongly recommends early registration to ensure space availability and permit ample time for state and local travel approvals. A waiting list will be maintained for future sessions when enrollment exceeds capacity. Registrants will receive confirmation and logistical information from Healthy Housing Solutions. Approvals are provided on a first come, first served basis, so register early as sessions are quickly filled!
• Fees and expenses: Participant’s travel and hotel expenses may be paid out of CDC grant funds. There is no cost to participants for the training itself. Travel and hotel scholarships may be available for qualified housing officials.

 

Training participants will receive certificates of course completion. Continuing education credits are available upon request through Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.

For further information, please contact Kimball Credle, CDC Project Officer, by email at kfc2@cdc.gov or by phone 770-488-3643.

 

[1] The training tracks for program management and data/surveillance are offered at alternating sessions.