The Greater Cleveland Lead Advisory Council (GCLAC) will be holding a Press Conference in recognition of Ohio Lead Awareness Week, which will take place the week of July 20th – 26th, 2008. Scheduled speakers will address the significant progress made in reducing the number of children affected by lead paint hazards, as well as the importance of continued vigilance and prevention in light of new evidence linking childhood lead exposure to crime, low school-performance, as well as numerous lifelong health problems. Scheduled speakers, representing a City, County, and State unified effort to eliminate the dangers of childhood lead poisoning are:
The Press Conference is scheduled for: 11:00am on Monday, July 21st, 2008
The Justice Center (North face of building)
1200 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
For more information on the Press Conference and/or the effort to eliminate childhood lead poisoning, contact
Beth Baron, MSSA, LSW
Outreach and Advocacy Associate
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry
Phone: 216-658-7206
Fax: 216-771-8611
bbaron [at] lutheranmetro [dot] org
Links:
[1] http://maps.google.com?q=1200+Lakeside+Avenue%2C+Cleveland%2C+OH%2C+%2C+us
[2] http://smtp.realneo.us/Government-and-Social-Leadership-Stands-United-as-GCLAC-Against-Lead-Poisoning-in-NEO
[3] http://smtp.realneo.us/content/healing-sick-soils-0