Drinking Water and Lead Service Lines:
Partnering to Protect Public Health

Photo credit: Milken Institute School of Public Health

I have seen remarkable transformations in this field. But what we’ve learned from Flint is that we need to look at our policies and think holistically on a solution.

                       - Lynn R. Goldman, Michael and Lori Milken Dean of the Milken Institute School of Public Health

(January 24, 2018 ) Drinking Water and Lead Service Lines: Partnering to Protect Public Health focused on lead service line replacement within the broader context of tackling all sources of lead. The event addressed the health risk of lead service lines, the role of public health professionals in the replacement process, and the importance of effective partnerships between public health agencies and water utilities to develop and implement creative solutions, providing public health professionals with practical tools to tackle the problem in their own community. 

The event was organized by American Public Health Association, the Children's Environmental Health Network , the National Center for Healthy Housing and the Environmental Defense Fund, and was held at The Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University.

​Missed the event? See the recording below.

Speakers and Panel Presenters

• ​Lynn R. Goldman, MD, MS, MPH, Dean of the Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University
• Amanda Reddy, Executive Director, National Center for Healthy Housing [moderator]
• Yaquelin Vargas, Resident of Flint, Michigan
• Jean Schultz, Environmental and Disease Control Specialist, Milwaukee Department of Public Health ​
• Cynthia McCarthy, HUD Program Manager, Cincinnati Health Department
• Cathy Bailey, Executive Director, Greater Cincinnati Water Works​

Additional Resources:

• GW Public Health : Flint Was a Wake Up Call. Now What? Framing the Conversation around Lead, Water, and Public Health
• GW Public Health: The Lessons Flint Taught Us
• ​APHA: Collaboration is the key to safe water​
• LSLR-Collaborative: Introduction to Lead and LSL Replacement /  Introducción al plomo
• Health Impact Project: 10 Policies to Prevent and Respond to Childhood Lead Exposure

See more:

• ​Download the Powerpoints from the Panel Presenters