Weatherization Plus Health Regional Conference | Columbus, OH
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Weatherization Plus Health initiative is a nationwide effort to enable the comprehensive, strategic coordination of resources for energy, health, and safety in low-income homes. State and local Weatherization Directors, CSBG Directors, Community Action Associations, and other health and safety oriented organizations (including providers of healthy homes services) attended the fourth conference in Columbus, OH on October 4-6, 2011. Below are materials from the conference.
If you have specific questions on the program, please contact NASCSP’s Director of Healthy Homes,
Jenae Bjelland.
Weatherization Plus Health Regional Conference | Columbus, OH | October 4-6, 2011
Opening Ceremony
- Welcome by Julie Hughes, U.S. Department of Energy
Introduction to WAP
- Introduction to WAP: Bob Scott, Director of Energy Services, NASCSP
- The House as a System: Kelly Cutchin, Senior Analyst, SMS
- The Audit Process: Kelly Cutchin, Senior Analyst, SMS
- Typical Weatherization Measures: Kelly Cutchin, Senior Analyst, SMS
- Overview of WAP Health and Safety: Bob Scott, Director of Energy Services, NASCSP
Introduction to Healthy Homes
- Introduction to Healthy Homes: Beth Bingham, Communications Director, National Green & Healthy Homes Initiative; G. Wesley Stewart, Director, Program Services, National Green & Healthy Homes Initiative; Ruth Ann Norton, Executive Director, National Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
WAP Health and Safety Guidance Overview
- Health and Safety WPN 11-6 Guidance: Erica Burrin, Energy Project Specialist, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory; Kelly Cutchin, Senior Analyst, SMS
National and Federal Partners Update
- DOE Overview: Julie Hughes, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
- HUD Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control: Paul Diegelman, Healthy Homes Representative, Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Transition: Components and Priorities: Kimball Credle, Project Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Healthy Homes Partnerships Meeting the Needs: Amy McLean Salls, National Center for Healthy Housing
- A Public-Private Partnership Initiative to Spur Innovation to Produce Healthier, Safer, Energy Efficient Homes: Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
Promising Practices for an Integrated Approach
- Ohio Healthy Homes and Healthy Communities Program Building Partnerships: John Belt, Section Administrator, Ohio Department of Health, Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program; Pam Blais, Environmental Supervisor, Ohio Department of Healthy, Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
- Promising Practices for an Integrated Approach: Ruth Ann Norton, Executive Director, National Green & Healthy Homes Initiative; Mandy Metcalf, Director, Environmental Health Watch Affordable Green Housing Center, Cleveland Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
- Greening America's Distressed Housing: The Case For Partnerships: Denise G. Fairchild, Ph.D., President, Emerald Cities
- One Touch: Creating Healthy and Energy Efficient Housing: Ellen Tohn, Tohn Environmental Strategies and One Touch Healthy and Energy Efficient Housing Programs