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November 8th, 2021 DESPITE COVID-19 MONROE COUNTY EXCELS AT KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE FROM LEAD POISONING ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Earlier this year, healthcare providers nationwide were deeply concerned about a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report showing that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, 34% fewer children across the country had been tested for exposure to lead […]

with Cornell Director of WNY Labor & Environmental Programs and EPA Certified Contractor Art Wheaton WATCH NOW

with City of Rochester Code Enforcement Manager Len Merritt WATCH NOW   Time Stamps: 00:06:21 — Why lead poisoning prevention is important. 00:08:49 — What is the City of Rochester lead ordinance? 00:13:52 — Certificate of Occupancy timelines. 00:17:40 — What happens if inspectors find a lead hazard? 00:24:05 — What does a typical lead […]

with Family Nurse Practitioner and CPLP Chair Mel Callan WATCH NOW Time Stamps:  00:00:30 – Introductions 00:02:42 – What is lead and how does it affect a child’s health? 00:06:20 – How lead damages brain development 00:09:40 – What is lead dust?00:10:11 – Why it’s NY state law to get your child lead tested at […]

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19th, 2020 COMMUNITY FACES NEW OBSTACLES TO PREVENT LEAD POISONING DUE TO COVID-19; EDUCATION IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT THIS NATIONAL LEAD POISONING PREVENTION WEEK ROCHESTER, N.Y. – This week is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (October 25th – 31st) and local experts are increasingly alarmed at the unprecedented obstacles Monroe County […]

Lead Based Paint Initiatives in Monroe County, NY Report on survey of 29 local municipalities November 2011 Click Here to View the Entire Report Here In February 2011, the Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning’s Housing Committee sent a SURVEY OF LEAD BASED PAINT INITIATIVES IN MONROE COUNTY (see pg. 7) to twenty-nine local municipalities (outside […]

Local trailblazer Dr. Ruth Lawrence, pioneer of numerous child and maternal health fields, reflects on her career as she passes the torch.  “I lived out in the country…and so, my father had a shooting range,” said longtime newborn health expert Dr. Ruth Lawrence. “He made his own bullets, and I can remember sitting there, playing […]

  Thank you to our partners at the  University of Rochester Environmental Health Sciences Center for these crucial resources Click here to learn more about them   CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE PDF VERSION: Do’s and Don’ts of Disinfecting with Bleach   CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FULL VERSION: Cleaning & Disinfecting for COVID-19   […]

Many of us are stuck at home, counting down the days until life returns to normal. You may feel like it’s difficult to find control during this time and keep your family safe. In fact, there are many practical steps you can take to preventing hazards in your home. The Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning […]

      The EPA says families spend about 90% of their time indoors — and that’s without a pandemic. Now parents and kids have to deal with anxiety over their environment inside and out. A healthy home is more important now than ever — but that doesn’t mean it needs to be difficult to […]