Sessions Information

  • January 6, 2018
    3:10 pm - 4:40 pm
    Session Type: Subsessions
    Session Capacity: N/A
    Hotel: N/A
    Room: Mission Hills
    Floor: South Tower/3rd Floor

    Lead poisoning is a chronic issue in rural and urban communities where thousands of people encounter lead in paint, soil, and water. In 2014 in Flint, Michigan, a corrupted municipal water system suddenly began to deliver lead to homes, schools, factories, and offices. The Flint crisis, while sudden, shares much with other communities in terms of both causes and effects. This panel will address how political power, law, and community development affect the vulnerability of community members to poisoning, and how community institutions, such as schools, daycare providers, and government agencies may fail to address harms to children and families.

Session Speakers
The University of Michigan Law School
Speaker

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Moderator and Speaker

University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
Speaker

Session Fees

Fees information is not available at this time.