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EPA Lead Program
Grant Fact Sheet
Healthy Lead Free Homes
Washington, DC
EPA has selected George Washington
University, in Washington, DC for a
Targeted Lead Grant.
The Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's
Health and the Environment plans to use
the grant money to develop a coordinated
healthy home visit approach that will
introduce an innovative holistic home visit
program to the District using a modified DC-
specific Pediatric Environmental Home
Assessment Tool (PEHA) which also
includes a lead referral protocol.
The goal is to collaborate with community
organizations in order to combine existing
resources, knowledge and tools to ensure
lead-free homes for District residents.
EPA's grant funds are earmarked to support
George Washington University's efforts by
providing a program that will:
•	Design an educational outreach
package for property owners to help
them ensure lead-free housing for DC residents.
•	Train workers to educate the property owners on options available to them in
maintaining environmentally safe housing.
•	Train lead home visit nurses and employees of each identified organization on the use
of the PEHA.
The grant will fund outreach to specific venues, such as childcare providers, community
organizations and property owners, with the potential to reach high-risk populations.
EPA's Targeted Lead Grants
EPA's Targeted Lead Grant Program funds
projects in areas with high incidences of
children with elevated blood-lead levels in
vulnerable populations. In 2007 the Agency
awarded more than $5.2 Million in grants
under this ambitious program. These
targeted grants are intended to address
immediate needs of the communities in
which they are awarded, and will also
highlight lead poison prevention strategies
that can be used in similar communities
across the country.
EPA's lead program is playing a major role
in meeting the federal goal of eliminating
childhood lead poisoning as a major public
health concern by 2010, and the projects
supported by these grant funds are an
important part of this ongoing effort.
According to the Centers for Disease
Control in 1978 there were 13.5 million
children in the US with elevated blood lead
levels. By 2002, that number had dropped
to 310,000.
For more information about EPA's Lead
Program, visit www.epa.gov/lead or call
the National Lead Information Center at
1-800-424-LEAD.
2007 Targeted Lead Grant Program
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
www.epa.gov/lead

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