U.S. EPA Lead Awareness Curriculum: Train-the-Trainer Session

1701 High Street,Portsmouth VA 23704

01 December, 2022

Description

Join U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Virginia Department of Health (VDH) for an interactive Lead Awareness Curriculum session designed for community leaders in Portsmouth, VA. This session will teach leaders how to educate their communities on lead, lead exposure and actions that can be taken to reduce and prevent childhood lead exposure, featuring local lead stories, resources, and lead testing information specific to the Portsmouth, VA community. This session is intended for community leaders and will be held in-person at Portsmouth Department of Social Services. Masks are required for this event. If you have any questions, please contact Noelle Watanabe at (215) 814-3171 or [email protected]. The curriculum was built with tribes but designed to be adaptable for all communities, including nontribal communities. It is designed to be taught by community leaders with experience educating and training members of their community. Prior knowledge of lead or lead exposure is not required to teach the curriculum. For more information on the Lead Awareness Curriculum, please visit https://www.epa.gov/lead/tribal-lead-curriculum. For additional information on lead, please visit www.epa.gov/lead. Language/Reasonable Accommodation Request: If you need assistance in a language other than English, or if you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact Noelle Watanabe no later than Wednesday, November 23, 2022 by email at [email protected] or by telephone at (215) 814-3171. Note: we may not be able to arrange accommodations beyond this date.