Building Lead-Free Communities

People use libraries for a wide variety of purposes, and for those seeking information about childhood lead poisoning, libraries provide a wealth of useful information and resources. Moreover, there are ample opportunities for librarians to become active partners in leading community efforts to remo...

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Published in:Reference and user services quarterly 2005-06, Vol.44 (4), p.289-295
Main Author: Stoss, Frederick W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemical hazards
Childhood
Children
Children & youth
Communities
COMMUNITY BUILDING
Community Relations
Company legal issue
Conferences, meetings and seminars
Counties
Diseases
Environment
Environmental health
Environmental Research
Health aspects
Health care
Housing
Intelligence Quotient
Interest Research
Investigations
Lead
Lead poisoning
Librarians
Libraries
Library Personnel
Low Income Groups
Medicine
Needs Assessment
Pediatric diseases
Poisoning
Public libraries
Reference books
Reference Materials
Reference work
Services
Toxicity
USA
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Summary:People use libraries for a wide variety of purposes, and for those seeking information about childhood lead poisoning, libraries provide a wealth of useful information and resources. Moreover, there are ample opportunities for librarians to become active partners in leading community efforts to remove the threat of childhood lead poisoning, and the remaining hurdle appears to be restoration of the scientific integrity and guidance at the highest levels of government to assure that "no child is left behind" in a cloud leaded dust. Here, Stoss presents an overview of the threat of childhood lead poisoning, the myriad sources from which helpful information can be found, and how one community, Rochester NY, leveraged the sources available to develop a comprehensive program to make Rochester lead-free by 2010.
ISSN:1094-9054
2163-5242