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Lead & Children: Impacts of Childhood Lead Exposure – Dr Marie Lynn Miranda

September 25, 2017

Join CHI St. Joseph Children's Health for a special presentation and discussion with Dr. Marie Lynn Miranda, provost at Rice University and one of the leading researchers on the impact of lead upon children in the United States.

Make it Easier to Eliminate Lead From Drinking Water

August 28, 2017

Last year, eighteen Pennsylvania cities tested higher than Flint, Michigan for elevated blood lead levels and a growing chorus of evidence indicates a possible broader statewide lead problem. The only safe, permanent solution is to replace all public and private lead pipes. Please tell your elected officials to support passage of this legislation.

Few takers so far for $600,000 in federal lead-abatement funds for Lancaster County

June 21, 2017

Even though Lancaster County has one of the nation’s highest rates of child lead poisoning, few homeowners or landlords are taking advantage of a new program that pays to make homes lead safe.

Children With Elevated Lead Levels Aren’t Being Tested or Diagnosed, study says

April 27, 2017

In the United States, pediatric health care providers are not doing enough testing of children's blood lead levels in many states, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Pediatrics.

Lancaster’s Air Quality Improves, Soot Pollution Still Ranks As One of Nation’s Worst

April 19, 2017

The level of ozone pollution, which is especially harmful to children, the elderly and the 55,000 residents with asthma, has fallen to barely passable levels here, according to the 2017 State of the Air report.