Protecting Children - Understanding Lead with the US EPA
Please join the experts from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to learn about:
- What is lead and how might we be exposed to it?
- Why should I be concerned about lead?
- How can I reduce my family’s potential exposure to lead?
- Where can I find more information about education, health, nutrition and how to help parents?
Featuring Expert Speakers from the US EPA:
Your Instructor
Andrew Roszak, JD, MPA, EMT-Paramedic, serves as the executive director for the Institute for Childhood Preparedness, as Chief of Preparedness, Health and Environment for the Region II Head Start Association and as an adjunct professor in the school of community and environmental health at Old Dominion University. Since 2015, he has been working full time on emergency preparedness, response and recovery issues impacting the early childhood sector – child care and family child care programs, afterschool care, Head Start and Early Head Start. Roszak was formerly the Senior Director of Emergency Preparedness at Child Care Aware of America, Senior Public Health Advisor for the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Emergency Care Coordination Center and Senior Director of Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness and Catastrophic Response at the National Association of County and City Health Officials, where he worked each day to help prepare communities and the healthcare sector for pandemics and disasters. Roszak began his emergency preparedness career as a firefighter, paramedic and is certified as a hazardous materials technician and in hazardous materials operations. Roszak also served as Health Policy Fellow for the United States Senate Budget and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committees during the 110th and 111th Congress. Roszak is admitted to practice law in Illinois, the District of Columbia and before the US Supreme Court. Andrew is a graduate of the Early Childhood Leadership Program from Harvard University.
Course Curriculum
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StartAttendance Form
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StartOpening and Introduction (3:04)
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StartPotential Sources of Lead Exposure (1:14)
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StartWhere can lead be found?
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StartLead Exposure Examples (7:45)
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StartVulnerable Populations (4:38)
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StartTaking Action (12:04)
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StartWrap Up (3:41)
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StartPlease Stay in Touch and Enjoy 20% Off! (0:55)
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StartKnowledge Check
This course is provided free of charge from the Institute for Childhood Preparedness as part of our ongoing effort to help ensure children are as safe as possible. Please view our other trainings and offerings at childhoodpreparedness.org.