City Council Testimony on Proposed Lead-Poisoning Related Laws Colleen McCauley, Health Policy Director, Public Citizens for Children and Youth November 16, 2016 Thank you for this opportunity to speak with you today. I am Colleen McCauley, the Health Policy Director...
Chipping away at lead poisoning What’s the difference between the way government handled childhood lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan and Philadelphia? In Flint, children were poisoned by the direct actions of state government. In Philadelphia, local government has a...
Action Plan: Preventing Childhood Lead Poisoning in Delaware County by 2027 (2022) Delaware County has the fifth highest number of children poisoned by lead of all PA counties, with an average of 250 children harmed each year. Lead was finally banned in residential...
Children First initiated a successful two-year campaign that resulted in Philadelphia City Council passing a law in December 2011 requiring landlords to test their properties for lead hazards to prove they are lead-safe and help protect young tenants from lead...
