Please join the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) for a discussion on why lead exposure is an ongoing problem in the United States that can result in detrimental effects on early brain development. This webinar aims to educate state health department staff and other key stakeholders on the science behind lead exposure and brain development, as well as current policy and programmatic efforts to mitigate the impact of lead on early childhood development.

Featured speakers:
•Deanna Durica, MPH, Director, Lead Poisoning Prevention and Healthy Homes Unit, Cook County Department of Public Health
•Nicole Hamp, MD, Pediatric Resident, University of Chicago Medicine, Comer Children’s Hospital
•Amy Zimmerman, JD, Program Director, Children and Families Partnerships, Legal Council for Health Justice