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Adopt and present a resolution recognizing October 21- 27, 2018 as Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (Supervisor Hannigan Brown)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS) recommends that the Board adopt and present a resolution recognizing October 21 - 27, 2018 as Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week.
SUMMARY:
The California Department of Public Health, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch sponsors the fourth week of October as National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. Solano County's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program joins in this statewide effort with this year's theme: "Dust and dirt with lead can hurt. Keep kids away from lead where they play." The purpose of this recognition is to raise awareness about prevention of childhood lead poisoning and the recommended resolution will assist in raising awareness in Solano County.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The costs associated with preparing the agenda item are nominal and absorbed by the department's FY2018/19 Adopted Budget. The costs associated with preparation and purchase of the resolution materials and plaque are included in the Board's FY2018/19 Adopted Budget. There is no additional financial impact to the County General Fund.
DISCUSSION:
The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Acts of 1986 and 1989 confirmed that childhood lead exposure was the most significant environmental health problem in California for children. Local Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs were instructed to utilize prevention measures to reduce the incidence of childhood lead exposure in California. The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 1991 reconfirmed California's commitment to lead poisoning prevention. The California Department of Public Health, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch provides local programs with blood ...
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