Ignite Children's Environmental Health Research Seminar: Keep Kids Safe from Lead

October is Children’s Environmental Health Month! To honor Children’s Environmental Health Month and National Lead Poisoning
Prevention Week (October 25-31, 2026) the Oregon State University ASPIRE Children's Environmental Health Center is hosting an Ignite research seminar highlighing the ongoing need to keep kids safe from lead!

Featured Speakers:

Ryan Barker, Oregon Health Authority: Oregon’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPP)Alyssa Shiel-Higgins, Associate Professor, OSU College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences: Lead in Telecommunication Cables & Using Lead Isotopes to Track SourcesAndy Larkin, Assistant Research Professor, OSU College of Health: Twitter/X Conversations About Children's Lead ExposureStay after for refreshments, informal conversation, and networking with speakers and fellow attendees to make connections and ignite new collaborations!