Lead poisoning remains one of the worst public health crises in Cleveland. Kids are are exposed to the toxin at rates about four times higher than the national average putting their futures at risk.
Young children often are exposed lead in their homes by inhaling tiny dust particles or ingesting paint chips. The results can cause irreversible brain damage and developmental delays.
Signal has covered Cleveland’s efforts to tackle this issue and will continue to do so. Find our most recent stories below.
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How five Cleveland health systems collaborated to boost lead screening
Five health systems collaborated to raise the rate of Cleveland kids who got lead screenings and testing at their check-ups.
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Cleveland rallies to get Glenville homes lined up to remove lead, but more deadlines loom
The city is hoping to make nearly 150 homes in Glenville lead safe. It has about 120 days to finish construction on more than half of them.
A Cleveland program housed families displaced by lead hazards. Its future is now uncertain
The program helps residents who are living in homes with lead hazards to move either temporarily or permanently.
Preventing lead poisoning
Are you worried about lead paint where you live? Here’s a guide to getting your Cleveland home tested
Tenants, homeowners and people with children have different resources available to get their homes tested for lead.
Gardening in Cleveland? Here’s how to test your soil for lead
Officials recommend testing garden soil for lead in Cuyahoga County because of the area’s industrial history.
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Cleveland left millions unspent and hundreds of calls unanswered in lead fight
A new report details how and why Cleveland has struggled to spend federal money to make homes lead safe and prevent lead poisoning.
$7.1 million grant to allow lead remediation in Cleveland’s inner-ring suburbs
The voting board of the Cuyahoga County Board of Health (CCBH) approved several resolutions related to lead remediation, water pollution control for homeowners, beach water quality testing, reproductive health services and connecting farm foods to schools.
How to get help with lead remediation, internet and direct deposits
City officials, judges, nonprofit representatives and community organizers provided a wealth of information for residents navigating local services.
‘Getting in their own way’: What Cleveland lead advocates want to see change after city lost lead grant
Cleveland’s effort to fight childhood lead poisoning is falling short, local lead safe advocates say. Here’s why and what they want to change.
‘Too much red tape’: Mayor Justin Bibb talks loss of lead paint grant, streamlining city business in budget presentation
Bibb touched on home repairs and modernizing City Hall in the first budget hearings of his second term.
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