Oct 29, 2021
Three-Pronged Approach to Prevent Lead Poisoning Harriet Okatch, assistant professor of public health at Franklin and Marshall College and our partner in the Lead-Free Promise Project coalition, was published in The Philadelphia Inquirer yesterday. In the...
Aug 27, 2021
An ounce of prevention… “As a pediatrician and former medical director of the clinic caring for children with lead poisoning at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, I have seen the devastation of this preventable medical problem. Most of these...
Jun 23, 2021
Jun 23, 2021
Testimony to the Massachusetts’ State Legislature’s Joint Committee on Public Health for Bills H2346 and S1430 Submitted by Colleen McCauley, RN BSN MPH, Health Policy Director, Public Citizens for Children and Youth Honorable members of the Joint Committee on Public...
Apr 9, 2021
The Promise of the Rescue Act is Up to Us Now The American Rescue Plan Act (Rescue Act) has all the potential to be a game changer for children. Congress has done its part in passing this historic legislation that can cut the national child poverty rate in...
Mar 10, 2021
Hey Philly! Help spread the word about rules to protect kids from lead poisoning! Did you know there is a new law in Philadelphia to get toxic lead out of apartments and rental homes? Please help us share the news far and wide so parents, landlords, and...
