Lead tests and abatement
At what level does lead exposure become dangerous for children?
Dr. Robert Fischer, Co-Director of the Poverty Center, and Dr. Elizabeth Anthony, Research Assistant Professor at the Poverty Center... [read more]
In an editorial to the Cleveland Plain Dealer on November 1, Poverty Center Co-Director Dr. Rob Fischer discussed the magnitude of the problems from lead exposure on young children. Fischer cited an... [read more]
In the series "Toxic Neglect", the Cleveland Plain Dealer has been running stories on the problems of lead poisoning on young children. Dr. Robert Fischer, co-director of the Poverty Center... [read more]
Lead affects Cleveland children even before kindergarten. In an unpublished report completed in June, Case Western Reserve University and Invest in Children examined the effect of lead poisoning on... [read more]
Building on the findings resulting from a Lead Technical Studies grant in 2011, ProvPlan, the RI Department of Health, and Brown University have developed a second Lead Technical Studies project... [read more]
For almost a decade the Providence Neighborhood Profiles have been a critical resource for government, community organizations, and people simply interested in learning about the City. With generous... [read more]
InfoWorks is a collaborative effort between the Rhode Island Department of Education and The Providence Plan. The InfoWorks site is designed as user-friendly, easily accessible resource for... [read more]
The Providence Healthy Housing Mapper is the first in a series of interactive mapping sites that The Providence Plan will publish to increase access to a variety of health, economic, demographic, and... [read more]
Lead exposure is one of the most common and preventable environmental health problems threatening children in Rhode Island. Lead exposure, even at very low levels, can cause irreversible damage... [read more]
Eight partners were selected through a competitive process to participate in the initiative (see partners listed on the right). The project utilized the work of Charlie Bruner (Des Moines) who... [read more]
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[read more]Since 1998, the Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee (NPCM) has been tracking the progress of lead abatement programs by analyzing lead testing results for Milwaukee neighborhoods. They receive record...
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