Non-profit Advocacy Groups Working to End Lead Poisoning
Many national, state, and local organizations are working to prevent lead poisoning. A partial list is provided below.
- Alliance for Healthy Homes
-
227 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20002
Telephone: 202-543-1147
Fax: 202-543-4466
Website: http://www.afhh.org/
Email address: afhh@afhh.org - Lead poisoning prevention services: The Alliance seeks to protect children from lead and other environmental health hazards in and around their homes by working to change national and state law and building primary prevention programs in communities throughout the U.S. and around the world.
- National Center for Healthy Housing
-
10227 Wincopin Circle, Suite 100
Columbia, MD 21044-3400
Telephone: 410-992-0712
Fax: 410-715-2310
Website: http://www.centerforhealthyhousing.org - Lead poisoning prevention services: The goal of this non-profit organization is to bring the housing, environmental, and public health communities together to eliminate childhood lead poisoning.
- United Parents Against Lead (UPAL)
-
Post Office Box 24773
Richmond, VA 23224
Telephone: 804-714-1618
Fax: 804-714-0798
Website: http://www.upal.org
Email address: UPAL@Juno.com - Lead poisoning prevention services: United Parents Against Lead (UPAL) was formed by parents of lead poisoned children. UPAL offers a support and resource network to encourage local lead poisoning prevention programs. The organization provides education and referrals to families of lead poisoned children.
Chicago organizations
- Helen Binns, MD, MPH
-
Children's Memorial Hospital
2300 Children's Plaza, Box 208
Chicago, IL 60614
Telephone: 773-880-4281
Fax: 773-880-8337
Email address: hbinns@northwestern.edu
Community groups
- Westside Health Authority
-
Lead Awareness and Prevention Project (LAPP)
5437 W. Division
Chicago, IL 60651
Telephone: 773-378-5034
Fax: 773-378-5035
Website: http://www.healthauthority.org
Email address: info@healthauthority.org - Lead poisoning prevention services: The program improves community awareness about lead and lead poisoning. It trains local youth and adults as Community Lead Educators and as Lead Sampling Technicians. They increase the number of children who are tested. They also provide educational materials that show residents how to prevent lead poisoning. LAPP also organizes residents to fight for policy change to increase funding for lead removal and prevention projects.
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law
-
Civitas ChildLaw Center
One E. Pearson St.
Chicago, IL 60611
Telephone: 312-915-7120
Website: http://www.luc.edu/law/academics/special/center/child/special_programs.shtml
Email address: loyolachicagolaw@luc.edu
- Lead poisoning prevention services: The ChildLaw Center staffs and chairs the Illinois Lead Safe Housing Task Force.
- Lawndale Christian Health Center
-
- 3860 W. Ogden Ave., Chicago, IL 60623
- 3517 W. Arthington St., Chicago, IL 60624
- 2345 S. Christiana Ave., Chicago, IL 60623
-
Telephone: 773-843-3000 x 1158
Fax: 773-521-2742
Website: http://www.lawndale.org
Email address: Information@lawndale.org - Lead poisoning prevention services: The center is a community-based nonprofit organization that provides information on lead and the prevention of lead poisoning.
- Howard Area Community Center
-
7648 N. Paulina
Chicago, IL 60626
Telephone: 773-262-6622
Fax: 773-262-6645
Website: http://www.howardarea.org
Email address: info@howardarea.org - Lead poisoning prevention services: The center sponsors the Rogers Park Lead Poisoning Prevention Task Force. They also distribute information about lead poisoning prevention.