Mold & Lead Workshop to be Held in Birmingham, Alabama

MEDIA ADVISORY

For Immediate Release:
March 19, 2012

MOLD AND LEAD WORKSHOP TO BE HELD IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

Contact Information: Dawn Harris-Young, (404) 562-8421, harris-young.dawn@epa.gov

ATLANTA – Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), and the Jefferson County Department of Health (JCDH) will present a community workshop on mold and childhood lead poisoning prevention on March 26, 2012.

The workshop will include brief presentations on EPA recommendations for removing and avoiding the future growth of mold, and on the Alabama Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Regulatory Programs.  Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss these issues following the presentations.  The workshop is free and open to the public. 

WHO:  EPA, ADPH and JCDH

WHAT:  Mold and Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Workshop

WHEN:  March 26, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.  (Doors will open at 5:30 pm)

WHERE:  Hudson K-8 School

 3300 Shuttlesworth Drive
 Birmingham, AL  35207

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