Collaborative aims to streamline lead-safe education, coordinate testing, and ensure timely interventions over 17 months.

Lead exposure is particularly concerning among children under 6 years old, since their growing bodies absorb the metal faster ...

La Crosse County public health nurses intervene in childhood lead poisoning cases. Free lead testing services are available to all families. Learn more and schedule a test.

An analysis by Drexel researchers found the highest-risk cities had higher rates of poverty, a higher percent of Black ...

The film sheds light on Milwaukee's ongoing battle with lead poisoning and the deep disparities African Americans face in the ...

The city of Milwaukee Health Department said "failure to act swiftly ... will place children at serious risk." ...

More than 1,000 children tested positive for lead poisoning in New Hampshire in 2023, the highest number to do so since routine testing efforts for 1- and 2-year-olds began in 2018, a new report from ...

More than 1,000 children tested positive for lead poisoning in New Hampshire in 2023, according to a recently published report from state officials. That’s the highest number of kids with dangerous ...

The family of Jah'mir Collins and Amiah McGee-Collins said they suffered "severe lead poisoning," and that the CHA lied about knowing about the lead-based paint in their apartment.

City Utilities is expanding services for a contractor to continue replacing lead pipes on private property that connect to ...

City Utilities is expanding services for a contractor to continue replacing lead pipes on private property that connect to ...

and is physically absorbed as much as four to five times more readily in young children than in adults. Massive, acute lead poisoning can present with observable symptoms warranting emergent medical ...