Here are five takeaways: â A Franklin & Marshall College survey found 90% of Lancaster County adults in every group polled â regardless of political affiliation, racial or income attainment â support forming a local health department. Jennifer Meyer, a government and public health professor and F&M researcher who presented the results of the public opinion poll called the support âuniversal" and âhigh levels of demand for a public health department." â Support for a public health department was not a reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic and having a local authority could provide data on pressing health issues such as child lead poisoning, which can damage the brain and nervous system, lower IQs. A 2017 Princeton University and Brown University study found increased blood lead levels raised the probability of incarceration by 27% to 74%.