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The Ohio Department of Health Lead Poisoning Prevention Program ensures the public receives safe and proper lead abatement, detection and analytical services by requiring those services be conducted according to federal and state regulations, and by trained and licensed personnel.
A HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) vacuum is a vacuum with a specialized filter designed to trap virtually all of the lead dust. These vacuums are on loan throughout the state.
Questions and Answers about Lead Poisoning from the Ohio Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
The Cuyahoga County Board of Health provides testing of the home and screening for elevated blood lead levels in children less than 6 years of age, among other services.
Cuyahoga County’s Invest in Children initiative offers a program called, the Lead Safe Living-Lead Hazard Control Grant Program.
The Centers for Family and Children connects people to effective health care, education and essential human services.
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Help Me Grow (HMG) offers two statewide child development programs that are initiatives of the Ohio Department of Health. Help Me Grow also offers Bright Beginnings, a home visiting program that focuses on children's healthy development and is an initiative of Invest in Children and the Family and Children First Council in Cuyahoga County. Additionally, Robin Brown is a community advocate. She leads a grassroots effort and empowerment program that includes support group meetings for parents of lead poisoned children. She can be reached at (216) 804-7089 or by email at ProjectInfo216@gmail.com
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
EPA: Understanding Inspection, Risk Assessment and Abatement