The Office of Children's Health Protection (OCHP) will be conducting a webcast titled "Kids and Healthy Homes - Making the Connection" on Wednesday July 11, 2007, from 1-2:30pm. This webcast will be shown in the Environmental Health Conference Room in the Talbot Building on the BU Medical Campus.
Speakers will include:

• Deborah Millette, Associate Director for Program Development, Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Emily Williams, Director, Healthy Homes Division, Office of Homes and Lead Hazard Control, Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Rebecca Morley, Executive Director, National Center for Healthy Housing
• Paul Haan, Executive Director, Healthy Homes Coalition, West Michigan
• Karen L. Meyerson, RN, BSN, AE-C Manager, Asthma Network of West Michigan

In 1997, EPA established the Office of Children's Health Protection (OCHP) to make the health protection of children a fundamental goal of public health and environmental protection in the United States and around the world. Ten years later, we are reflecting on the progress to date and formulating a vision for the future of children’s environmental health. 2007 also marks the 10^th Anniversary of Executive Order 13045 - "Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks." Executive Order 13045 requires each Federal agency to identify and evaluate environmental health and safety risks that may hinder children’s health. A series of activities and events is being planned to recognize the significance of the anniversary.