Emerging scientific evidence alerts us to the ways that environmental toxins affect children’s brains, bodies and behavior. As family members and as professionals, it is critical that we understand the role that these substances play in children’s development, and understand what we can do to minimize these risks. This conference will present cutting-edge research on the effects of toxins—such as lead, food additives, and endocrine disruptors found in plastics, cans and other sources—on intellectual, emotional and physical development. We will hear about practical approaches, programs and interventions that have successfully reduced exposure to these chemicals, including programs targeting families living in urban housing. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss how to apply the information learned at the conference in their own practices, communities and family lives. We hope you can join us for this very important program.

8:30 – 8:45 am
Introduction

8:45 – 10:00 am
Keynote Address
Philip Landrigan, M.D.
Children’s Health and the Environment: The Problem and the Solution

10:00 – 10:20 am
Break

10:20 – 11:00 am
David Bellinger, Ph.D.
The Expanding View of Lead-Associated Morbidities in Children

11:00 – 11:45 am
Bernard Weiss, Ph.D.
The Gulf between Regulation and Reality for Environmental Contaminants That Act on the Developing Brain, Part 1

11:45 am – 12:15 pm
Question/Answer Session

12:15 – 1:30 pm
Lunch (brown bag)

1:30 – 2:00 pm
Bernard Weiss, Ph.D.
The Gulf between Regulation and Reality for Environmental Contaminants That Act on the Developing Brain, Part 2

2:00 – 2:45 pm
Megan Sandel, M.D.
Justice Not Charity: Why Medical Legal Partnership Can Reduce the Toxic Threats to Child Health

2:45 – 3:00 pm
Break

3:00 – 3:45 pm
Barbara Brenner, Dr.P.H.
Growing Up Healthy in an Urban Community: How to Reduce Toxic Exposures

3:45 – 4:30 pm
Panel Discussion