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#1 IMPORTANT NEWS
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*** WE'VE MOVED ! St. Louis Lead Prev. has moved to Soulard
*NY Times - Suit Sees Lead Risk in Bounce Houses 8/12/10
..Bounce Houses Contain Unsafe Amounts of Lead, Lawsuit Alleges
Age of Greatest Susceptibility to Childhood Lead Poisoning
Effects of early childhood lead exposure on academic performance & behavior .. Sept 09
Lead in Artifical Turf - 6/23/08 -
More Artifical Turf found with Lead & CA Attorney General files suits 9/08
National Park Service Gets the Lead Out - restrictions on lead fishing gear & ammunition Mar 09
New Website - HealthyStuff.org - Check if items have lead, mercury, etc
Possible Lead hazard in Old Tires recycled for Playgrounds 6/09
STLLPC mentioned in St. Louis Beacon - Credited with decreasing lead poisoning rates 12-10-09
Safer School Supplies Shopping List - Environmental Working Group
Toys “R” Us Protest Calls for PVC's Demise
YouTube - Don't Spread the Lead Video-
#2 COALITION News, Updates, Job Opportunites
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!COALITION has MOVED to SOULARD - 1924 S. 12th Street
*FREE Healthy Homes Workshop - Call to schedule
Call to Schedule! Free Lead Safety Family Workshops
Free Workshop Series for Parents of Lead-Poisoned (or lead-affected) Children
Photos - Family Lead Safe Workshop Presented in Spanish
STLLPC mentioned in St. Louis Beacon - Credited with decreasing lead poisoning rates 12-10-09
WISH List for Health Homes, Healthy Families
www.IGive.com -Buy products/subscriptions on-line & a percentage goes to STLLPC
*Recalls for Products with Lead (not conclusive)
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** RECALLS - Too numerous to list, click here to visit Consumer Products Safety Commission
9/09 NPR-"Lead-Tained Toys Linger on Shelves Despite Law"
From the Wire(link)
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FDA Approves Fast Blood Lead Test & Gives Waiver for Community-based Testing - Sept 06
*Consumer Reports Dec 2007 New Worries over Lead
Boston Globe - "Village of the Balck Teeth" - Lead poisoned Ecuadoran Children July 07
CPSC Clarifies Requirements of New Childrens Product Safety Laws Jan 09
EPA New Rule on National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead Oct 08
Effects of early childhood lead exposure on academic performance & behavior - BMJ Group Sept 09
FDA Survey Date on Lead in Women's & Children's Vitamins - Aug 08
FDA recommendation for maximum level of lead in candy - Nov 06
Heculaneum news - see Community Voice Page
Lead in Newborns Study - Western Michigan U - 2001
RI Supreme Court Reversal on Lead Poisoning Case July 08
Research Links Lead Exposure, Criminal Activity - Washington Post - July 07
Sierra Club wants enforcement of Companies requirement to report dangerous products toEPA July 07
St. Louis Loses MO Supreme Court Appeal in Lead Paint Case June 07
USA Today - Lead exposure, crime seem to correlate Oct 07
USA Today - Toxic Legacy -Oct 28, 07 -
Very Low Lead Levels Linked with IQ Deficits - NEJM Study
TRIVIA NIGHT NEWS
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STLLPC's First Trivia Night & Silent Auction - A Success!
Take a Peek at some Silent Auction Items!!!
The ARCHIVE - St. Louis Lead Prevention Coalition in the News
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"Lead Canaries: The Tragic Tradition of Childhood Lead Poisoning in St. Louis"
7/2003 -Project C.L.E.A.N. team member graduates from Neighborhood Leadership Academy at UMSL
City kicks off Lead Testing Program - Van goes to Neighborshoods - Post
Jan 2008 Free Toy Screening Event Jan 11 & 12, 2008 Check Your Toys for Lead!
Lead Prevention Coalition Press Conference -March 2, 2001, Mayoral Candidates Respond
Lead Prevention Coalition Press Conference 01/09/01 - Lead Dust in Schools
Post Editorial on Lead Poisoning - Lead Screening Bill -7/17/01
SLU Nurses volunteer with Coalition
St. Louis Lead Prevention Coalition ACTION PLAN 2000-2003
St. Louis still can't cut rate of lead poisoning in children - Post Aug 21, 2003
Toxic Toys & Household Lead Hazards - 1 hr seminar at various locations