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TESTIMONY: Preventing Childhood Lead Poisoning in Philadelphia
Testimony Presented to Philadelphia City Council Committee on Public Health Re: Ordinances 180936, 180937, 180938 Submitted by Donna Cooper Executive Director Public Citizens for Children and Youth March 19, 2019 Thank you very much for providing me the...
TESTIMONY: Preventing Childhood Lead Poisoning in Philadelphia
Lead Hearing
Despite high anxieties over lead, PA reports little progress–February 22, 2019
Despite high anxieties over lead, PA reports little progress According to the latest figures provided by the PA Department of Health, 9,325 children under the age of six in the Commonwealth were poisoned by lead in 2017. Considering the tragic, lifelong...
Despite high anxieties over lead, PA reports little progress–February 22, 2019
REPORT: Improving PA’s Lead Poisoning Surveillance Data Sharing – Feb 2019
To ensure appropriate resources are directed to reduce the incidence of childhood lead exposure and poisoning, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania annually publishes a Childhood Lead Surveillance report. The reports for 2016 and 2017 were released in December 2018. These...
REPORT: Improving PA’s Lead Poisoning Surveillance Data Sharing – Feb 2019
Getting the (Lead) Reporting Right
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jin David Kim (c) 215-900-9030 (o) 215-563-5848 ext. 23 davidk@childrenfirstpa.com State Says 9,325 Children Under 6 Were Poisoned By Lead—But Only 18.5% Were Even Tested in 2017 Despite heightened national anxiety over childhood lead...