WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are joining the Ad Council today to unveil a new series of national public service advertisements (PSAs) to raise awareness about childhood lead poisoning. The PSAs are being distributed today to kick off National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW). Additionally, the campaign’s social media presence through Facebook and Twitter will reinforce to parents, caregivers and pregnant women that if their home was built before 1978, they should have their child tested for lead poisoning.

Childhood lead poisoning is considered the most preventable environmental disease among young children, yet an estimated 1 million children are affected. A simple blood test can prevent permanent damage that will last a lifetime. If lead poisoning is not detected early, children with high levels of lead in their bodies can suffer from damage to the brain and nervous system, behavior and learning problems (such as hyperactivity), slowed growth, hearing problems and aggressive behavior.

Please share the following PSA on Lead Poisoning Prevention click on this link.

Read the report, Guidelines for the Identification & Management of Lead Exposure in Pregnant & Lactating Women, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

This article is about renovating your home safely to keep your family, especially children, protected from environmental toxins.  Click here to read the article.

Read an interesting article from the NY Times, Child-Product Makers Seek to Soften New Rules, then post a comment and let us know what you think.

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.

American Legion Auxiliary Post 312   &  The New Jersey Parents Caucus invite you to the 1st Annual Morris County Health Fair on July 17, 2010 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.  This fun health event will be held at the American Legion Post 312, 78 Abbett Avenue & Legion Place, Morristown, NJ 07960 .

Many health professionals will be on hand for blood pressure screening, Oral Cancer Screening, Hearing Screening, Fat, Sugar & Salt Display, Lead Poisoning Information Table, Epilepsy Information & Referral, Crisis Response Information, Carbon Monoxide Information Table, HIV/Aids Prevention, Mental Health & Substance Abuse Information & Referral Services, Special Education Information & Referral, Mind Probe Personality Screening, NJ Family Care Insurance Information, Early Intervention Services Information, Health and Wellness Information Tables, Organ Donor Information

Free Tee Shirt & Airbrushing will be given to the first 100 Children

Free Barbecue:  Hamburgers, Hotdogs, Soda, Water