All Entries Tagged With: "Lead"
Jan. 31-Feb. 2 – Western Regional Conference on Eliminating Childhood Lead Poisoning, Implementing Healthy Homes Programs, and Combating Indoor Environmental Hazards
PSR-LA and the Healthy Homes Collaborative will be involved with this educational and networking conference geared towards public officials, lead industry practitioners, environmental consultants and contractors, facility operators, health educators and community advocates from the Western United States. To register, please visit: www.leadmoldconferences.com.
The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2007
On August 19, 2008 California took a big step towards preventing future harm in children when it passed The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act out of the California legislature. Senate Bill (SB) 775 seeks to increase the number of children tested for lead poisoning by utilizing the highly successful California immunization program. Lead poisoning remains [...]
Eliminating Childhood Lead Poisoning by 2010: PSR-LA and the Healthy Homes Collaborative Ensuring Primary Prevention
As anyone who has had to baby-proof a home knows, keeping toddlers safe from harm is a massive undertaking. Parents secure cabinets and move dangerous objects out of reach, but few realize that invisible lead dust is a potential health threat to many children. In Los Angeles, 80% of the housing stock was built before 1978, [...]
Senate Bill 775: Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act
Lead poisoning is one of the most common environmental health hazards for children in the United States today, with more than 640,000 children at high-risk for exposure in California alone. As a neuro-toxin, the health impacts of even low-level exposure include development of learning disabilities, damage to the kidneys and central nervous system, underdevelopment, and at very [...]
2006 California Legislative Wrap-Up
PSR-LA was at the forefront of a number of legislative battles in Sacramento this year. There were many victories and a few defeats. To follow is a snapshot of how our busy year in Sacramento went. Signed AB 32: A landmark global warming initiative that imposes the nation’s first cap on greenhouse gas emissions. AB [...]