Lead is a dangerous toxin present in many everyday items. We must be vigilant and spread awareness.
#LeadPoisoning can stem from various sources including contaminated aluminum and ceramic foodware, informal battery recycling, lead-based paint, old pipes, spices, toys,
Excited to see Samantha Power advocating with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to accelerate #leadsolutions ahead of the World Health Organization (WHO) General Assembly next month! Together, we're committed to addressing #global #leadpoisoning
#LeadSafeEarth #PureEarthDay2024 #EarthDay2024 #SolveLeadPollution
It's Earth Day today! 🌍
Together with Alliance For A Lead-Free Kabwe Alliance, we are calling for the clean-up of severe lead contamination in #Kabwe Zambia to protect children + future generations from #leadpoisoning !
#NationalPublicHealthWeek may be over, but #NationalCountyGovernmentMonth continues! Erie County Department of Health 😷 helps prevent #LeadPoisoning thru #LeadSAFE Erie County—a program that includes home lead testing, FREE certification classes for vets, and more.
Go to: erie.gov/lead
COMING TUESDAY, APRIL 30, AT 3 P.M. ET/12 PT! Register for our sixth annual #NHHMchat in support of HUD Healthy Homes' National Healthy Homes Month. Join us for a very exciting hour! Spread the word! Details: bit.ly/NHHMchat23
#NHHM24 #PublicHealth #LeadPoisoning #Asthma
Lead-filled Lunchables: USDA needs to protect youth from heavy metals. (Op-Ed)
View the link below to read more on this Op-Ed by Sara Darnell!
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#NYCTastemakers #NYCTM #USDA #Lunchables #KraftHeinz #LeadPoisoning
🧵 “We used to think that lead poisoning was like the flu—either you had it or you didn’t,” Philip Landrigan says. Thanks to Herb Needleman, we know that #leadpoisoning can be a serious problem even at very low levels of exposure
Carrie Arnold
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On #EarthDay , take a look at this extraordinary court ruling, ordering Peru to clean up lead contamination + other steps to address #leadpoisoning .
Relevant for #Kabwe & #sacrificezones around the world!
Ministry of Green Economy and Environment - Zambia Alliance For A Lead-Free Kabwe
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TWO WEEKS AWAY! Our sixth annual #NHHMchat in support of HUD Healthy Homes' National Healthy Homes Month will happen Tuesday, April 30, at 3 p.m. Join us for a very exciting hour! Details: bit.ly/NHHMchat23
#NHHM24 #PublicHealth #LeadPoisoning #Asthma #OlderAdults
🔴LIVE: USAID Assistant Administrator for Global Health Atul Gawande is discussing the scope & challenge of global #leadpoisoning at a special Center for Global Development event.
Ft: Indu Bhushan, Valerie Hickey, Scott Morris, Rachel Silverman Bonnifield, & Justin Sandefur.
Tune in! ⬇
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Approximately 85% of the world's lead is used in lead-acid batteries (aka 'car batteries'). Ensuring such batteries are used and recycled properly is key to eliminating childhood #leadpoisoning , and Pure Earth is working hard to do just that in Bangladesh.
COMING TUESDAY, APRIL 30, AT 3 P.M. ET/12 PT! Register for our sixth annual #NHHMchat in support of HUD Healthy Homes' National Healthy Homes Month. Join us for a very exciting hour! Spread the word! Details: bit.ly/NHHMchat23
#NHHM24 #PublicHealth #LeadPoisoning #Asthma
Looking forward to watching this event on the global fight against #leadpoisoning today:
Ahead of #EarthDay2024 , take a look at an extraordinary court ruling. It holds Peru accountable for violating the right to a healthy environment & orders a cleanup & other steps.
Relevant for #sacrificezones #leadpoisoning around the world! Alliance For A Lead-Free Kabwe
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