Transcription of Eliminating Childhood Lead Poisoning
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Eliminating Childhood Lead Poisoning : A Federal Strategy Targeting Lead Paint Hazards President s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children Eliminating Childhood Lead Poisoning : A Federal Strategy Targeting Lead Paint Hazards February 2000 President s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children Preface The following story is true. Lead Poisoning can be prevented by identifying whether lead hazards in a home are present and by learning how to safely address them. One Family s Story Like any other parent, the most important priority in my life is to provide my three children, Damien, Samuel, and Nathan, with a happy and healthy home a place where they can grow, learn, and develop into productive adults. What I didn t know was that our home would threaten my children s health. In April of 1996, my family and I managed to save enough to buy our own home. Within four months of moving in, our pride and joy evaporated when Samuel, then 10 months old, was diagnosed with a blood lead level of 32 micrograms per deciliter ( g/dL).
Eliminating Childhood Lead Poisoning: A Federal Strategy Targeting Lead Paint Hazards President‘s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and
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