The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Abstract #50572

David N. Broadbent, MD, MPH, Rochester Primary Care Network, 259 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14607, 716-325-2280, dnbn@uhura.cc.rochester.edu

Childhood Lead Poisoning is "the number one" environmental health problem of our society. Preventing childhood lead poisoning requires local, state and federal funds and can be enhanced by community-wide multi-disciplinary coalitions of concerned and competent citizens. The Rochester lead Free Coalition is such a coalition. The story of it’s growth and development serves as a model for communities struggling to combine government and non-government resources to engage in primary prevention activities to manage the overwhelming challenge of Childhood Lead Poisoning. Learning Objectives: 1. Recognize the strengths of combining governmental and non-governmental resources to establish community primary prevention activities. 2. Describe steps to create a community-wide coalition dedicated to the primary prevention of childhood lead poisoning.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the strengths of combining governmental and non-governmental resources to establish community primary prevention activities.
• Describe steps to create a community-wide coalition dedicated to the primary prevention of childhood lead poisoning.

Keywords: Lead, Community Collaboration

Related Web page: www.leadfreerochester.org/

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: Rochester Lead Free Coalition Rochester, New York Monroe County, New York Rochester Primary Care Network
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.