Lead Poisoning Is Preventable
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Get the Facts
Exposure to lead = Serious lifetime health problems for kids. Lead attacks the brain and central nervous system and can cause coma, convulsions and even death. Kids who are poisoned by lead may be left with learning disabilities and behavior disorders.
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Lead Poisoning Prevention Updates
Oct 20-26, 2024, is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: Let’s Get Tested
Each year, National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW) is a call to bring together individuals, organizations, industry, and tribal, state, and local governments to reduce childhood exposure to lead by increasing lead poisoning prevention awareness. The 2024 theme...
Two Job Opportunities With CLEARCorps
A founding member of Get The Lead Out Detroit Coalition, Community Lead Education and Reduction Corps (CLEARCorps) is dedicated to lead poisoning prevention in Detroit through its programs, education and outreach, and policy work. Outreach Worker to participate in the...
April is National Healthy Homes Month
National Healthy Homes Month (https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/healthy_homes/nhhm) means everything to the members of Get The Lead Out Detroit Coalition. Among the goals of this national effort are: Improve Standards: Support stakeholder awareness and access...
Protect Your Child
Lead Poisoning is 100% Preventable. There are ways to protect and prevent your family from being exposed. Knowledge is power!
Lead and Housing
Learn more about lead in your home. It’s time to be a detective in your home. We will help you find the hazards, learn what you can do about them, and where/when and how to get help.
Tackling Lead in Detroit
Source: Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation
4 Things to Know
Source: Health Organization
Get Help – Resources
Learn more about local and start agencies who may be able to help your family navigate and find health and housing resources.
Local Resources
Detroit Applications and more
State Resources
Get Help from Michigan resources
National Resources
Info from Federal Resources
Living with Lead Poisoning: Share your Story
Finding out your child has been poisoned by lead can turn your world upside down. By sharing your story, you can help us learn more about the reality of living with lead poisoning and help us better understand how current resources are supporting families.
Please email us at detroitleadcoalition@gmail.com
We will contact you to learn more about your experience and to share more information. If you would prefer to speak via phone or Zoom let us know and we will arrange an interview.
Thank you for joining us in our mission to prevent lead poisoning in children.
Be Part of the Conversation
We have a single goal – prevent children and families from being poisoned by lead. We need many voices to help raise awareness about the dangers of lead and to help us prevent lead poisoning.
Who Can Help?
- Anyone who cares about protecting children
- Residents and Families
- Community Leaders
- Educators and Health Care Systems
- Elected Officials
- Rental Property Owners
- Construction and Home Repair Workers
- Private Sector, Philanthropy, and more
How Can I Help?
- Share information with friends, your community, co-workers, organizations
- Invite us to your events
- Share your story and ideas
- Stay Connected – Sign up for our newsletter
- Join the Coalition as a community member or representing your organization
About Us
The Get the Lead Out Detroit Coalition works in the community and across sectors to create collaborative strategies that support lead safe kids and homes and reduce the number of children poisoned by lead hazards.
Who Are We?
The Get the Lead Out Detroit Coalition (Coalition) was established with the support of the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation with a purpose of reducing the number of Detroit children poisoned by lead hazards in the home and in soil by identifying and executing strategies to support lead safe kids and lead safe homes for families.
The founding partners include: Building Community Value; CLEARCorps Detroit; Data Driven Detroit; Detroit Future City; Detroit Health Department; City of Detroit Housing and Revitalization Department; Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice; DTE Energy Efficiency Assistance Program; Enterprise Community Partners; the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation; Kids’ Health Connection; Lakeshore Legal Aid; Michigan Department of Health and Human Services – MI Lead Safe; Rocket Community Fund; and Wayne State University Center for Urban Studies – Detroit Lead Advocacy Parent Group/DLEAD.
Click below to learn more about the work of our partners.
Lead Terminology
It’s easy to get confused when learning about something new – here are some resources that explain some of the terminology related to lead exposure, health risks, resources, remediation and legal recourse.