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Lead Poisoning Is a Very Serious Public Health Problem in
Toledo.
The City of Toledo has one of the highest rates of childhood
lead poisoning in Ohio, ranking second highest to Cleveland
for the percentage of children with confirmed elevated blood
lead levels in 2012. The dangers posed by lead poisoning for
children fall disproportionately on Toledo's low-income and
African American populations. The enactment of the proposed
Lead Ordinance is a matter of environmental and racial
justice.
Our community has an opportunity to take action to
significantly reduce the number of children who are being
exposed to lead by adopting an ordinance that will require
Lead Safe Residential Rental Property.
Please consider attending a discussion on the steps
necessary to significantly reduce lead poisoning in the City
of Toledo.
 Wednesday,
September 24, 2014
1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
McMaster Center, Main Branch, Toledo Lucas County Public
Library
Michigan Avenue, Downtown Toledo
PRESENTED BY:
Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (ABLE) and
Toledoans United for Social Action (TUSA)
This summit is free and open to the public. Space is
limited.
Advanced registration is required no later than Monday,
September 22. Please email: leadsummit@ablelaw.org with your
name and contact information.
Conference
presentations will be videotaped by WGTE Public Media and
available for online streaming at
www.knowledgestream.org.
A service of WGTE Public Media, Knowledge Stream is an
online archive of free, video-on-demand multimedia resources
for the public. |
