Healthy Rebuilding Workshop

On October 27, 2005, a national panel of experts convened to develop the remediation protocols for the Healthy Rebuilding Demonstration Project based on scientific research and best practice. 

The Objectives of the meeting were:

• To gain perspective from local organizations and field practitioners regarding the public health impacts of Hurricanes Katrina/Rita;
• To review and comment on a set of clean-up and rebuilding protocols; and
• To review existing training materials and develop a recommended approach for training workers who will be involved in the clean-up and rebuilding efforts.

Discussion topics included worker safety, work sequencing, resident education, product and materials selection, debris disposal, and regulatory requirements. The work group identified relevant existing trainings and determined the training needs and regulatory requirements for workers carrying out clean-up and rebuilding activities in the Hurricane Impact Areas. Final protocols included debris removal, cleaning, HEPA vacuuming, treatment of wall cavities with a borate solution, and moisture removal

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Workshop Participant List

Peter Ashley U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development Washington, DC Jack Anderson Healthy Housing Solutions Columbia, Maryland Steve Bradberry ACORN New Orleans, Louisiana Terry  Brennen Camroden Associates Westmoreland, New York Jill Breysse NationalCenter for Healthy Housing Columbia, Maryland Ellena Burton U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia Pat Breysse JohnsHopkinsUniversity Baltimore, Maryland Ginger Chew ColumbiaUniversity New York, New York Tracy Dixon Advanced Energy Raleigh, North Carolina Dorr Dearborn Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital Cleveland, Ohio Connie Etheridge National Center for Healthy Housing Columbia, Maryland Stephen Frantz Global Environmental Options Cambridge, New York Jerry Hershovitz U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia Dave Jacobs U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development Washington, DC Arnie Katz Advanced Energy Raleigh, North Carolina Linda Kite Healthy Homes Collaborative Los Angeles, California Laura Kolb U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC Karen Leniek JohnsHopkinsUniversity Baltimore, Maryland Dennis Livingston Community Resources Baltimore, Maryland Armand Magnelli Livable Housing York, Pennsylvania Jane Malone Alliance for Healthy Homes Washington, DC Clifford Mitchell JohnsHopkinsSchool of Public Health Baltimore, Maryland Rebecca Morley NationalCenter for Healthy Housing Columbia, Maryland Nancy Page U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia Tom Nelner NationalCenter for Healthy Housing Columbia, Maryland Felicia Rabito TulaneUniversity New Orleans, Louisiana Claudette Reichel LouisianaStateUniversity New Orleans, Louisiana Susan Saegert Center for Human Environments CUNY,  New York John Sarisky U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia Kellogg Schwab JohnsHopkinsUniversity Baltimore, Maryland Kathy, Seikel U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC Ellen Tohn ERT Associates Wayland, Massachusetts Jonathan Wilson NationalCenter for Healthy Housing Columbia, Maryland