Environmental Justice Achievement Awards OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE Recognizing Successful Partnerships Achieving Public Health and Environmental Justice Goals Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning Monroe County Executive Moggie Brooks and then-Rochester Mayor William Johnson at the Community Lead Summit, June, 2004. Coalition to Prevention Lead Poisoning (CPLP) packs the hall, December 5,2005 for City Council vote on precedent-setting lead hazard control law. Joseph Hill, Communications Director for the Coalition to Prevent Lead Poinsoning (CPLP), signs up a city resident for a free lead hazard housing inspection at the Latino Health Fair. EPA is pleased to present a 2009 Environmental Justice Achievement Award to the Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning (CPLP) for its leadership in community-based efforts to prevent childhood lead poisoning in the city of Rochester, New York. The Coalition has influenced major lead-related public policy changes, including the Lead Ordinance for Rochester and the Rochester City School District Lead Safe Schools Policy. The innovative lead law embraces a cost-effective approach and calls for public education, periodic evaluation, and a Citizens Advisory Committee to provide input on implementation. The collaborative efforts of children's advocates, community groups, educators, health care providers, housing organizations, government agencies, researchers, and others have resulted in a 72 percent reduction in childhood lead poisoning over the past 8 years. The Coalition partnered with a wide range of direct action, outreach, and education programs in the Rochester area focused on reducing lead hazards in high-risk neighborhoods. By working with community and neighborhood groups, the Coalition has leveraged national housing research, best practices, and experiences from across the country to promote low-cost methods to protect all of the region's children. Partners Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning Monroe County Department of Public Health City of Rochester, New York University of Rochester Empire Justice Center Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency ------- |