Lead Poisoning Case Management Training
In 2003, the National Center for Healthy Housing worked with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch to train state and local program childhood lead poisoning prevention program managers, supervisors, and case managers on CDC's 2002 case management recommendations. NCHH developed a one- and two-day training program to (1) review the 2002 recommendations; and (2) help local and state program staff plan how to implement changes in their existing programs consistent with the new recommendations. Approximately 350 people were trained in nine different training cites across the Nation. A summary evaluation of problems identified by programs during the training assisted CDC in planning for revisions to the recommendations and further assistance to programs.
The objectives of the training were:
- To familiarize state and local program administrators and case managers with the new recommendations.
- To identify and discuss challenges to implementation of the new recommendations.
- To encourage team building and group problem solving regarding implementation issues.
- To provide tools and processes by which programs can assess their structure and operations in light of new recommendations.
The training included topics such as: Developmental assessment and interventions; educational interventions; assessment and remediation of lead exposure; medical assessment and interventions for children with confirmed elevated blood lead levels; and nutritional assessment and interventions.
In 2004, NCHH presented an evaluation of the training's effects to CDC. Based on that evaluation, CDC chose to continue to offer Case Management training tracks in CDC's National Lead Poisoning Prevention Training Center.
For more information, please contact Carol Kawecki at ckawecki@centerforhealthyhousing.org
The National Center for Healthy Housing, 10320 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 500 Columbia, MD 21044
410.992.0712 / Fax: 443.539.4150
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