Federal and state governments must do more to protect the health of rural Americans in communities where drinking water may be contaminated by lead or not even tested for the brain-damaging toxin, lawmakers and environmental advocates said in response to a USA TODAY Network investigation this week.
Although many in the housing rights field were initially dismayed at the prospect of neurosurgeon Ben Carson becoming Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the leaders of some advocacy groups now hope he can make a positive difference—if he applies his medical background to attack some of the dangers that have long lurked in low-income housing.
Inside This Issue: Call to Action to End Lead Poisoning in the United States, Commentary: The Urgency and Importance of Eradicating Lead Poisoning, and more.
Baltimore, MD – Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) announced that it has received a federal grant from the Social Innovation Fund, a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service totaling $1.77 Million. This grant will support GHHI in providing developmental support to SIF-supported Pay for Success projects that address the social determinants of health.
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2016 launched on Monday, October 24th, 2016 with a press conference in Baltimore, Maryland. Moderated by Green & Healthy Homes Initiative, President & CEO, Ruth Ann Norton, … Continued
October 24th, 2016, Baltimore, MD – Today the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) kicked off National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week events at its sites across the country to raise awareness of lead poisoning and launched its national campaign to end childhood lead poisoning as a major public health threat within five years.
October 24th, 2016, Baltimore, MD – Today the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) kicked off National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week events at its sites across the country to raise awareness of lead poisoning and launched its national campaign to end childhood lead poisoning as a major public health threat within five years.
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI Thursday, October 18: Proclamation Recognizing Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Jackson City Hall: Mayor Tony T. Yarber will issue a proclamation recognizing Lead Poisoning Prevention Week in the City … Continued
MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2016 MARYLAND LPPW KICK-OFF PRESS CONFERENCE: A press conference to highlight importance of lead poisoning prevention as well as preview events throughout LPPW 2016. Liberty Elementary School, … Continued
It’s hard to imagine a new low more vile than this one: Valeant Pharmaceuticals jacking up the price of a drug used to treat lead poisoned children by 2,700 percent in … Continued