Name: More than Paint and Pipes: A conversation on the various sources of lead exposure and risks to child health and development
Start: 2024-06-12T13:30:00-04:00
End: 2024-06-12T14:30:00-04:00
Location: Virtual

More than Paint and Pipes: A conversation on the various sources of lead exposure and risks to child health and development

June 12, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Please join First Focus on Children, Pure Earth, and representatives from King County (Washington State) Hazardous Waste Management Program for a conversation on the dangers of lead exposure for children. While there has been recent progress in addressing lead exposure in our domestic infrastructure, and increased attention on the need to fund efforts abroad, more must be done to protect our children.

This webinar will demonstrate lead poisoning is an issue that impacts children worldwide, draw the connections between global and domestic occurrences of lead exposure, make the case that response efforts can be done at all levels of government, and highlight the unique health impacts that occur for children.

Speakers include:

Kathy Sacco, Vice President, International Children’s Policy

Drew McCartor, Executive Director, Pure Earth

Dave Ward, Policy and Planning Manager, Hazardous Waste Management Program, Seattle & King County

Monica Ayers, Policy Liaison, Hazardous Waste Management Program, Seattle & King County