Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Awareness Packet is available for communities to increase local awareness surrounding lead poisoning in Michigan. 

Included are: 

• Action Alert (below)

• Background information w/ sample candidate questions ( 8.4 KB .rtf )

• Letter to the editor ( 3.4 KB .rtf )

• Opinion editorial ( 5.6 KB .rtf )

• Sample Press Release ( 5.3 KB .rtf )

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Action Alert - Support the Campaign for a Lead-Safe America

The Campaign for a Lead-Safe America is celebrating the second annual observation of National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (NCLPP) Week October 22-28. Coordinating local activities focused on prevention and education will help raise awareness of the severity of lead poisoning in your community. 

Let's utilize this designated week to educate stakeholders and inform folks in the community about what they can do to help eliminate this preventable childhood risk.

Please find below some examples of ways in which your organization can organize your community around the important issue of lead poisoning. 

• Distribute educational materials at fall activities (festivals, haunted houses, etc.)

• Plan a block party around a newly restored lead-safe home or neighborhood

• Couple with local schools and day care facilities to add lead poison information to newsletters 

• Sponsor a poster contest in your community with a lead poison prevention theme 

• Network with related organizations and companies to link up web sites pertaining to lead poison information

• Lead the discussion about issues related to lead poisoning by writing an opinion editorial or letter to the editor to your local paper (see samples)

• Alert community calendars about NCLPP Week and any sponsored events in your community

• Educate local writers about the issue and encourage them to support your media efforts (see sample press release)

• Utilize opportunities to inform candidates about the importance of lead poisoning and what they can do to improve legislature in this arena (see sample questions)

The Campaign for a Lead-Safe America is a national public awareness initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. For more information on the Campaign, write to P.O. Box 65464, Washington D.C. 20035; or email lead-safe@vancomm.com. To receive Campaign and other materials on lead poisoning prevention, call the National Lead Information Center at 1-800-424-LEAD or log onto http://www.epa.gov/lcad/nlic.htm

Please communicate any local activities and efforts pertaining to lead poison prevention or maternal and child health or to receive additional contact information. To reach us:

Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health
 517/482-5807 
info@mcmch.com

MI Environmental Council
517/487-9539
davemec@voyager.net