BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-12@adph.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240321T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240321T163000 DTSTAMP:20240314T091111Z URL:https://www.adph.org.uk/networks/northeast/events/damp-and-mould-in-th e-home-a-public-health-issue/ SUMMARY:Damp and Mould in the Home - a Public Health Issue DESCRIPTION:Dear Colleague\,\n\n \;\n\nAn estimated 962\,000 to 6.5 mil lion (4% to 27%) households in England are living with damp and/or mould\, which can pose serious risks to health\, including\, but not limited to\, the development or exacerbation of several respiratory diseases\, conditi ons and symptoms.\n\n \;\n\nIn September 2023\, the Government publish ed a report entitled Understanding and addressing the Health Risks of Damp and Mould in the Home. Aligned to this guidance\, in December 2023\, Lond on’s health system partners published the London Damp and Mould Checklis t (available on MECCLink London).\n\n \;\n\nThe Checklist provides evi dence and resources to help health and care professionals:\n\n understand and recognise damp and mould concerns and issues\,\n identify those indi viduals and households most vulnerable to the health risks of damp and mou ld exposure\,\n provide appropriate advice and take action.\n\n \;\n\ nTo raise awareness of these resources\, and to promote their usage\, the London Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH London) is hosting a joint webinar with Department of Health &\; Social Care and Departmen t for Levelling Up\, Communities &\; Housing for interested stakeholder s to explore damp and mould in the home as a public health issue\, togethe r with the expected impacts of the Government guidance and legislative fra mework.\n\n \;\n\nDate and time: 21 March 2024\, 3pm – 4.30pm\n\n&nb sp\;\n\nAttendees will hear from representatives from across the health sy stem\, including:\n\n \;\n\n Julie Billett\, Deputy Regional Director \, OHID London (Chair)\n Gladys Xavier\, Director of Public Health and C ommissioning\, London Borough of Redbridge\n Thul Khan\, UCL Centre for Access to Justice\n Prof Sani Dimitroulopoulou\, Principal Environmental Public Health Scientist – Indoor Environments\, UK Health Security Agenc y\n Josephine Ozols-Riding – Housing and Health Programme Manager\, Dep artment Health &\; Social Care\n Other representatives to be confirmed \n\n \;\n\nThis event is for those working in central and local govern ment\, in the NHS and social care\, science\, research\, data\, academia a nd the charitable and voluntary sector. If you or a colleague are interest ed in attending this webinar\, please register here: https://bit.ly/3uXif1 G.\n\nYou should also use this form to pre-submit any questions you would like to ask the panel.\n\n \;\n\nYou will be able to join the webinar on 21 March 2024\, 3pm following registration (via a Teams link\, which yo u will be sent). Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues you think may be interested in attending. CATEGORIES:Webinar LOCATION:https://bit.ly/3uXif1G END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231029T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR