National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW) takes place this week. Each year during NLPPW, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) join forces to bring together individuals, organizations, industry, and state and local governments to increase lead awareness and reduce childhood exposures to the toxic heavy metal., , , , These efforts continue to be a critical area of focus a.
EcoWaste Coalition lauds DILG’s latest action to fight lead exposure THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is encouraging local government units (LGUs) across the country to participate in the observance of the UN-backed International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) on October 22 to 28.Through an Advisory signed by Undersecretary for Local Government Marlo L. Iringan and released on October 16, the DILG encouraged provincial governors, city and municipal mayors, Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan chairpersons and other officials to support the ILPPW.An initiative of the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint (Lead Paint Alliance), which is co-led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the ILPPW “aims to raise awareness about health effects of lead exposure, highlight efforts by countries and partners to prevent childhood lead exposure, and accelerate efforts to phase-out the use of lead in paint.”The
The City of Dubuque is reminding residents they might qualify for up to $25,000 in grant funding to help remove lead hazards from their homes, asNational Lead
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