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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...

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...

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...

The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All has found that at least 140 countries recognize health as a human right in their constitution. Yet countries are not passing and putting into practice laws to ensure their populations are entitled to access health...

Let's Talk about Health this Month!  April is all about ways to raise awareness and rethink health. Its National Public Health Week  (https://www.nphw.org/)  April 1-7 and as part of National Public Health Week the theme for Tuesday  April 2 is...

Radon is the number one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers and is responsible for about 21,000 lung cancer deaths every year, but many people don’t know about radon or the risks it can pose to their health.  Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that...

Every week, too many kids test positive for lead poisoning in Detroit. It’s time to change that. Last week was National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, but I would like to suggest it should be every week.  As chair of the Get The Lead Out Detroit Coalition, I...

WHEREAS, October 22-28, 2023, is declared as National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW). It represents a call to bring together individuals, organizations, industry, and tribal, state, and local governments to reduce childhood exposure to lead by increasing lead...

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 Lead is a...

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