Document 0qzRQkK9VxQqo0763JYJR0XYR

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION ISOI HINMAN AVENUE \,NSTON, ILLINOIS 60204 PHONE; 869-4255 SKt AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS 5/20/72 AAP Sponsors Midwest Regional Conference on Childhood Lead Poisoning FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EVANSTON, ILL. -- The Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics will sponsor a midwest regional conference on childhood lead poisoning May 10-11 at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago. Seeking to find practical solutions to the current problem of plumbism in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Michigan and Ohio, the conference will feature in-depth presentations by prominent knowledgeable individuals directly confronted with the medical, political and environmental aspects of childhood lead poisoning. The problem of childhood lead poisoning in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin will also be examined during the conference. . Those in attendance will be encouraged to express their pertinent concerns and make specific inquiries about, the childhood lead poisoning problem. Some of the speakers and their topics include: Agnes Lattimer, M. D. , assistant director, Fantus Children's Clinic, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 111. -- General Overview of the Childhood Lead Poisoning Problem and Conference Keynote. Henrietta K. Sachs, M. D. , director. City of Chicago Lead Poisoning Clinic -- 11/72 - more - LIA-75671 Childhood Lead Poisoning Conference --2 Ambulatory Treatment of Childhood Lead Poisoning. Elinor Berman; Ph. D. . Biochemistry Dept. , Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 111. -- Laboratory Screening Techniques for Childhood Lead Poisoning. Ira M. Rosenthal, M. D. , director of pediatrics. Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 111. -- Inpatient Treatment of Childhood Lead Poisoning. s Jerome F. Cole, Sc. D. , director, Environmental Health, Lead Industries Institute, New York, N. Y. , and Stella Miller, director, Public Affairs, : National Paint and Coating Association, Washington, D. C. -- The Role of Industry in the Prevention of Childhood Lead Poisoning. e Patricia Wendling, administrative chief, Lead Poisoning Control Service, St. Louis Division of Health, St. Louis, Mo. - The Role of the Local Health Dept, in the Prevention of Childhood Lead Poisoning. _ Robert J. Laur, Ph. D. , deputy administrator, H. S. M. H. A. Protective Consumer Services, Rockville, Md. - The Role of the Federal Government in the Prevention of Childhood Lead Poisoning. Representative Robert Mann (D. Illinois-24th District) -- The State Govern- ment's Role in the Political Solution to Childhood Lead Poisoning. Alderman Leon M. Depres (5th Ward, Chicago) -- The Local Government's Role in the Political Solution to Childhood Lead Poisoning. Marvin Gavin, regional attorney, Department of Health, Education and Wel fare -- Legal Action as it Relates to the Problem of Childhood Lead Poisoning. Alfred Klinger, M. D. , Chicago Medical Committee for Human Rights and - more - LIA-75672 1i Childhood Lead Poisoning Conference --3 _ Lawrence Black, Peoples' Coalition Against Lead Poisoning, St. Louis, Mo. - Community Action Against Childhood Lead Poisoning, The Conference begins Wednesday May 10 at 9:00 a. m. and concludes Thursday, May 11 at 12:30 p. m. There is no registration fee for the conference. ### - LIA-75673