Attention All Agencies Involved in Lead Poisoning Prevention-Tools to Promote National Lead Poisoning Week

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is October 24-30, 2010. The theme is “Lead-Free Kids for a Healthy Future.” The poster in English is posted on the site. The Spanish flyer is not yet posted but both are attached for your convenience. Please share this information with your state and local contacts.

Please visit the EPA(Environmental Protection Agency. website and check often for updates and information on links to CDC’s(Centers for Disease Control) website for widgets with daily tips, sample press releases, web banners, e-cards and more. Please send your Regional Lead Week activities entries to Christina Wadlington so we may add this information to our web page.

Spanish Lead Week Poster-editable.pdf

Lead Week 2010 Final Poster – editable.pdf

Newark Lead Coalition Newsletter Features Report on Lead Poisoning Conference Plus More

The newest edition of the Lead Partnership Coalition in Newark, New Jersey, features a summary of the Statewide Lead Conference sponsored by the Interagency Task Force on the Prevention of  Lead Poisoning. In addition there is a report on the “Lead and Law Symposium” held at Rutgers University.

There are more features but take a look at the newsletter for yourself and tell us what you think. You can read a copy of the Lead Partnership Newsletter by clicking here.

If you would like a copy of your newsletter published so others can “Be in the Know in New Jersey” just notify us at beintheknownj (at) gmail.com

PS You can get the PowerPoint presentations of the Lead and Beyond Conference held on April 16, 2010 on this site by clicking here.

CDC’s Webpage on Gulf Oil Spill Now Available for Parents

CDC has a created a web page with information about the Gulf oil spill for parents. Take time to visit the page:

Gulf Oil Spill 2010: Information for Parents

Lead Free is Best For Me at Newark Bears Sunday, June 27, 2010

Irvington/Newark/Paterson/East Orange Lead Coalition will participate in a Lead Free is Best for Me at the Newark Bears Game Sunday, June 27, 2010.  This is great for parents and their families and will start
at BEARS & EAGLES RIVERFRONT STADIUM at 1:35 p.m.

You can see the flyer for the event here

Are You Planning to Repaint? Read This First

Take a few minutes to read this engaging article in New York Times before you do any repainting of your home.

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Scientist Taught World to Get the Lead Out

Lead poisoning is still an epidemic ! Read this engaging article about a pioneer Scientist, Phillip Landrigan.

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