In a move to tackle the estimated $84 billion dollar per year financial toll of childhood lead exposure in the United States, Altarum launched a new interactive online tool that for the first time provides comprehensive state level data on the cost … Continued
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joins the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in recognizing June as National Healthy Homes Month. Take this opportunity to learn about the relationship between indoor air, housing and health. Check out … Continued
Rob Pearsall is an environmental health regional specialist for the NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Children’s Environmental Health program. In this role, he oversees the southeastern counties in North Carolina, including Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover, … Continued
On February 27, at the Early Childhood Summit in Raleigh, Governor Roy Cooper released the state’s 2019 NC Early Childhood Action Plan. The plan provides a framework to galvanize coordinated, statewide public-private action to achieve 10 measurable goals for young … Continued
Dr. Ann Chelminski is a physician with the NC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program of the NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and with UNC Campus Health. Her responsibilities at NC DHHS include working with the medical community … Continued
*NEW* fact sheet on Preventing Lead Exposure at Indoor Shooting Ranges. Click here to download.
The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) is pleased to announce an exciting new funding opportunity to help communities build local capacity and advance evidence-based lead poisoning prevention efforts – the 2019 Lead Poisoning Prevention Grants: Equipping Communities for Action … Continued
Kenneth Greene and Elizabeth Ellmore are Registered Environmental Health Specialists with the Alamance County Health Department. Kenneth earned his Bachelor of Science degrees in geography and environmental health and his Master of Science degree in occupational health and safety from … Continued
HUD Awards $139 Million to Protect Families from Lead and Home Hazards Funding to make low-income housing safer and healthier The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded more than $139 million to 48 state and local … Continued
The number of pediatric cases of elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) are decreasing in North Carolina. However, one county reported an increase in the number of children with confirmed BLLs ≥5 μg/dL (CDC reference value), from 27 in 2013 to … Continued
