LEPAC Meeting December 11, 2024

Agenda and registration

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

Location: Microsoft Teams

11:00 am Welcome, Introductions, and Announcements

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 2023 LEPAC Annual Report

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

Gail Gettens, M.S. Child Development Specialist and Health Communication Coordinator, NH DHHS, Division of Public Health Services, Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

Nicole Lang, APRN, Nurse Case Manager, NH DHHS Division of Public Health Services, Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

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

Meeting resources

• Below is a draft report from the Preventing Lead Exposure in Adults (PLEA) workgroup that has not been reviewed or endorsed by CDC. Do not cite or quote. This draft report is being shared in advance of a discussion between PLEA and LEPAC members during the December 11, 2024, meeting.
• Prevention of Lead Exposure in Adults: Recommendations for Public Health Action