One of the most important jobs of a parent is keeping children safe. We can prepare for a few no-brainers, like placing baby gates in front of stairways, preparing food to prevent choking, and ...

Bans on lead in paint, gasoline and pipes have dramatically reduced lead poisoning that causes severe developmental problems in children. But another threat looms: More children have elevated lead ...

Hundreds of Louisville children are testing with elevated levels of lead in their blood each year. The city is taking a new ...

WASHINGTON — Two weeks after setting a nationwide deadline for removal of lead pipes, the Biden administration is imposing strict new limits on dust from lead-based paint in older homes and child-care ...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigated lead poisoning in Milwaukee and the city's efforts to prevent and respond to it.

We are all becoming more aware of the damaging and sometimes devastating and lifelong effects of lead paint poisoning on children and youth, and the trauma, hostility, violence and crime it causes in ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Years into Cleveland’s push to prevent lead poisoning, more than 1,000 children are still poisoned each year — their brain development permanently altered by a toxin we know how to ...

Milwaukee’s lead program was a national model before it descended into chaos. New leadership and federal money revived it.

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is Oct. 19-25 and shines a spotlight on the dangers of lead exposure. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about half a million children ...

For years, Leah Bartlo has been at the forefront of addressing the long-term consequences of lead exposure in children. After stepping away from her professional career in 2014 to focus on raising her ...

The Chautauqua County Health Department (CCHD) is proud to partner with organizations like the Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation ...

For every dollar invested in lead service line removal in Ohio, the state would see a public health and economic benefit of $32 to $45, according to a 2024 report by the Ohio Environmental Council.