Agenda & Workshop Descriptions
Thursday, October 27
Keynote Speakers and Workshops
Registration 9:00am
Welcome & Opening Remarks by US HUD Acting Field Director Lester West 10:00 - 10:30am
Leadership Award to Senator Catharine Young 10:30 - 10:45am
Healthy Homes & Communities Opening Plenary 11:00am -12:30pm
Luncheon: Annual Meeting & Award Presentations 12:45pm - 2:00pm
Luis Arce Success Award to Bob Kalin of Housing Conservation Coordinators
Outreach & Education Campaigns Plenary 2:15pm –3:45pm
Workshop I 4:00 - 5:15pm
Networking Dinner-On Your Own
Friday October 28
Keynote Speakers and Workshops
Registration & Breakfast 8:30am
Welcome & Opening Remarks 9:00-9:20am
Workshop II 9:30 - 10:45am
Workshop III 11:00am-12:15pm
Luncheon: Leadership Award to Assemblymember Vito Lopez 12:30-2:00pm
Closing Discussion with a Keynote by Miriam Axel-Lute
Friday Post Conference Session:
Coalition Member Meeting on Public Policy & Planning 2:30 - 3:30pm
Workshop Descriptions
Healthy Homes & Communities Plenary
Chronic
disinvestment in low-income communities has trapped millions of families in
unhealthy and inefficient housing, as well as living in communities with
limited access to opportunity. This
public-private-philanthropic panel of experts will discuss the impact of
building and rehabbing healthy homes and the ways in which federal, state, and
private programs have addressed green and healthy housing. Emerging trends and strategies that promote affordable housing
and communities that are healthy, safe, and sustainable will be addressed.
Presenters:
Rebecca Morley, National Center for Healthy Housing, moderator
Thomas Carroll, NYS Department of Health
Stephanie Kellner, Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo
Debra Devine, NYS Homes & Community Renewal
Susan Horowitz, US Housing & Urban Development
Bomee Jung, Enterprise Community Partners
Outreach & Education Campaigns Plenary
What are the next steps for promoting healthy homes in communities throughout NYS? Panelists will provide examples of successful outreach and
education campaigns targeting elected officials, media, residents, and the general public. Participants will learn about best practices
and strategies for making health a priority in their communities and for
integrating healthy homes principles into existing programs.
Presenters:
Joseph Laquatra, Cornell University
Andrew McLellan, Environmental Education Associates
Thursday, Workshop I 4:00 - 5:15pm
Lead Hazards: Prevention & Risk Management
Best practices, tools, and strategies for developers and managers
of affordable housing and tenant advocates on addressing lead hazards and mitigating
risks, exposure. How can participants combine funding sources to maximize lead hazard
control dollars by conducting lead hazard controls in conjunction with rehab
and weatherization programs? How can we incorporate healthy homes interventions
with lead hazard control programs?
Presenters:
Andrew McLellan, Environmental Education Associates
Susan Horowitz, US Housing & Urban Development
Public Health in Housing & Community Design
By
incorporating health goals and standards into housing and community
development, non-profit providers can positively impact public health outcomes
in their neighborhoods. This workshop will outline several tools that can be
used for building healthy homes and communities, including the use of health
impact assessments, agency partnerships and community empowerment strategies,
creative partnerships, and land use planning strategies. Participants will be
able to make connections between land use policies, transportation, and
community design to further public health goals.
Presenters:
Eric W. Faisst,
M.P.H., Public Health Director, Madison County
Ruth Lindberg,
National Center for Healthy Homes
Thomas Talbot, NYS
Dept. of Health
Friday, Workshop II 9:30 - 10:45am
Energy Efficiency & Weatherization
This workshop will address best practices in energy efficiency
and weatherization as well as policy options that can take programs and
communities to the next level. Information will be presented on the Weatherization Assistance Program,
DOE’s Home Weatherization Program, and the VP’s Recovery through Retrofit
Initiatives as tools for building and rehabbing healthy homes. Participants will learn about financing and
funding, and mechanisms for incorporating these initiatives into the work of
developers, community development advocates, housing counselors and residents. The session will meet the needs of both developers and advocates.
Presenters:
Kelvin Keraga, NYSERDA
Thomas Carey, NYS Homes & Community Renewal
Joseph Barden, Margert Community Corp.
Bringing Healthy Food Home
This workshop will explore the relationship between building
healthy communities and increasing access to healthy food through innovative
policies. Policy tools such as the use of housing tax credits and green
building standards will be explored as strategies to incentivize the
development of affordable housing with food access goals in mind. Participants
will learn about best practices and innovative strategies along with
recommendations for how existing standards could be strengthened.
Presenters:
Ann McMahon, NYS Agriculture & Markets
Akiko Hosler, University at Albany, School of Public Health
Carolyn Miller, Cannon Heyman & Weiss
Aging in Place
In
this workshop, panelists and participants will discuss the benefits of
universal design in promoting aging-in-place, energy efficiency options that
will promote long-term affordability and additional housing design principles
that influence the health of aging residents. The workshop will provide
strategies for integrating these principles into building practice and will
focus on indoor environmental quality factors, housing and community design
factors and active aging conditions.
Presenters:
Lisa Irizarry, NYS Homes & Community Renewal
Joseph Laquarta, Cornell University
Vera Prosper, NYS Office for the Aging
Laura Jervis, West Side Federation for Senior & Supportive Housing
Friday, Workshop III 11:00am-12:15pm
High Risk Housing
This
session will explore the use of healthy home assessments and interventions in
addressing public health concerns in low-income communities. Participants will
learn about “Healthy Neighborhoods”, an award-winning assessment and
intervention program that addresses asthma, tobacco cessation, indoor air
quality, lead and fire safety in select counties throughout New York State.
Presenters:
Andrew McLellan, Environmental Education Associates
Amanda Reddy, NYS Department of Health
Thomas Carroll, NYS Department of Health
Revitalizing Communities
How
have neighborhoods become more
sustainable, affordable, and attract entrepreneurs and creative talent that can
rebuild blighted areas with a sense of place where people want to live, work,
shop and play? This session will address the NYS Main Street program, funding sources, strategies, creative partnerships, challenges, and pitfalls.
Presenters:
Elizabeth Celaya, Hudson River Housing
David Goldstein, GoldsteinHall PLLC
Karl Gustsafson, NYS Homes & Community Renewal
Bed Bugs, Roaches, and Mice, OH MY!
Best
practices, tools, and strategies for managers of affordable housing and tenant
advocates on addressing bedbugs and pest management.
Presenter:
Anthony Vasi, Abalon
Exterminating
