Lead Dangers Are In Unexpected Places
October 27, 2008 by ellen
Filed under Environmental Issues
According to an article reported on msnbc.com lead is still found in many household items such as ceramics, faucets, and garden soil.
To read the article click here.
FREE One Day Lead Safe Training For Contractors, Property Owners And Homeowners
October 27, 2008 by rosie
Filed under Environmental Issues, Upcoming Events
Lead safe building maintance training will be given in three different locations in South Jersey. Click here to view the flyer for this dynamic and informative event.
Newark, NJ Launches Lead Week October, 27, 2008
October 25, 2008 by rosie
Filed under Upcoming Events
Newark, NJ will have their Lead Awareness week starting October, 27, 2008. You can visit their Lead Partnership site for more information.
Upcoming Event-Valuable New Technology
October 21, 2008 by ellen
Filed under Upcoming Events
Catch the excitement of new technology and health trends on December 4, 2008. New Jersey SOPHE Annual Meeting, “Health Educators in the Digital Age: Incorporating New Media and Technology into Public Health Practice”.The conference is scheduled for Thursday, December 4, 2008 from 9:30am-3:45pm at Monmouth University’s Rebecca Stafford Student Center in West Long Branch, NJ.
This program is approved for 4.25 Category I CHES credits and 4.25 public health CE credits. Breakfast, lunch, continuing education credits and all materials are included in your registration fee. Register by Friday, November 7th to receive the “Early Bird” discount!
This exciting program features three speakers who will discuss mediatrends, technology to reach segmented audiences to elicit behavior change, ways to incorporate new media on a shoestring budget and new media to deliver public health information, such as widgets, RSS, podcasts, virtual worlds and more!
HUD Funding Opportunity
October 17, 2008 by ellen
Filed under Federal Resources
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announces $131 million in grants to protect thousands of children from dangerous lead and other home hazards.
For more information click here
Funding Opportunity for New Jersey
October 17, 2008 by ellen
Filed under State Resources
The NJ Department of Human Services, Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities, has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP). Funding eligibilty is restricted to NJ incorporated non-profits. and public entities.
To view the RFP click here
Just in Time for Child Lead Poisoning Prevention WeeK!
October 17, 2008 by deborah
Filed under Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday set stringent new standards for airborne lead particles, following the recommendations of its science advisers and cutting the maximum allowable concentrations to a tenth of the previous standard. It was the first change in federal lead standards in three decades.
But the cleanup of areas with excessive lead levels is not required for more than eight years, and the system of monitors that detect the toxic contaminant is frayed. Currently, 133 monitors are in operation nationwide, down from about 800 in 1980, an E.P.A. spokeswoman, Cathy Milbourn, said. The agency is working on rebuilding this network, to include more than 300 monitors, Ms. Milbourn said.
The new standards set the limits for exposure at 0.15 micrograms per cubic meter of air, down from 1.5 micrograms, and well within the outer limit of 0.2 micrograms recommended by the advisers.
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