***PREVENTING LEAD POISONING***

***AMONG REFUGEE CHILDREN:***

**A Midwest Regional Training Workshop**

**Friday, May 18, 2007**

**9:00 -- 3:30**

**@**

***Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights***

208 South LaSalle Street\
Suite 1818 (Ken Saro-Wiwa and Dorothy Day rooms)\
Chicago, IL 60604

[www.heartlandalliance.org](http://www.heartlandalliance.org/)

**This workshop is for Refugee Service Providers (VOLAGs and MAAs),
Refugee Health Program Staff and Medical Providers, Lead Poisoning
Prevention Staff, CBOs, and Other Interested Persons**

**This workshop is organized and with presentations by**

**Refugee and Immigrant Health Program, Massachusetts Dept. of Public
Health**

**Massachusetts Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program**

**Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, CDC**

**Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning**

**Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights**

**Office of Global Health Affairs, US DHHS**

**Questions? Contact Dr. Paul Geltman at 617.983.6593 or email to:
<paul.geltman@state.ma.us>**

**Registration is FREE!!!!**

**To register, please fax or mail the attached form to Maggie
Schilling:**

**Heartland Training Center**

**1415 N Dayton, Suite 3M**

**Chicago, IL 60622**

**Phone: 312.660.1860**

**Fax: 312.660.1861**

**REGISTRATION FORM**

**"Preventing Lead Poisoning Among Refugee Children"**

**May 18, 2007 Midwest Training Workshop**

**at Heartland Alliance, Chicago, Illinois**

**Mail or fax to Maggie Schilling at:**

**Heartland Training Center**

**1415 N Dayton, Suite 3M**

**Chicago, IL 60622**

**Phone: 312.660.1860**

**Fax: 312.660.1861**

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**PRELIMINARY AGENDA**

**"Preventing Lead Poisoning Among Refugee Children"**

**May 18, 2007 Training Workshop at Heartland Alliance**

*8:45 Registration*

*9:15 Plenary Session: What is Lead Poisoning? Why are refugees at
risk?*

> Part 1: The science and epidemiology of lead poisoning explained: why
> it is bad for children. Discussion, question and answer session will
> follow.

*10:00 Break (Coffee/Snack)*

*10:15* Part 2: Risk of lead poisoning among refugees and implications
for refugee resettlement. Discussion, question and answer session will
follow with emphasis on participants discussing how they have handled
the problem/issues.

*Breakout Sessions*

Participants will be divided into two groups. Each group will do one
session before lunch and the second session after lunch.

> Session 1: Introduction to the CDC refugee lead poisoning toolkit and
> educating peers and community members. The session will emphasize use
> of the toolkit for training colleagues/staff as well as promoting the
> model of training refugee peer educators. Sharing of best practices
> will be encouraged during the session.
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> Session 2: Introduction to educational resources and networking with
> state, local and community-based lead poisoning prevention
> programs/organizations. The session will encourage collaboration and
> networking between state/local public health programs, community
> members, and refugee service organizations/CBOs. Sharing of best
> practices will be encouraged during the session.

*11:00 Breakout Sessions: Round 1*

*12:15 Lunch Break (participants on their own)*

*1:15 Breakout Sessions: Round 2*

*2:30 Plenary Session: What have we learned? How can we prevent lead
poisoning among refugees? Defining a plan of action.*

***Directions***

**[Directions to 208 S LaSalle:]{.underline}**

**Public Transit:**

Red or Blue Lines:

Exit at the Jackson Stop

Exit on the Adams side and walk west on Adams to LaSalle

208 S LaSalle is on the Southwest corner of Adams and LaSalle

Pink, Orange, Brown:

Exit at the Quincy Stop

Exit onto Wells St.

The back entrance to 208 S LaSalle is located on Wells between Quincy
and Adams.

**Driving:**

**From I-90/94:**

Take the Washington Exit and go eastbound on Washington to LaSalle

Take a right on LaSalle to Adams

Take a right on Adams to parking garage just past Wells.

208 S LaSalle is just below Adams, situated between Wells and LaSalle
with entrances from either street.

**Parking:**

CPS Parking

211 W Adams

\~\$24/day