Since the signing of Governor Corzine’s executive order (#100) and the release of the Department's report, Getting the Lead Out: The Childhood Lead Poisoning Crisis in New Jersey, in April 2008, state agencies and city officials have taken significant steps in better protecting children from lead hazards. They have also partnered with community organizations as well as local health centers and hospitals to address this severe epidemic.

Camden, Elizabeth, East Orange, Irvington, Hackensack, Newark, Paterson, Long Branch, Asbury Park, Vineland, Englewood, Morristown, and Bloomfield have signed a Model Lead-Safe City agreement with the Department to aggressively respond to and prevent childhood lead poisoning. Click here to learn more about these Model Cities and their efforts.

On April 16, 2010, the Interagency Task Force on the Prevention will host the conference, "Lead and Beyond" at the Sheraton in Edison.  Please see the material below for information and to register for the conference. 

Lead and Beyond Conference Brochure

Lead and Beyond Conference Registration Form

Click here for the Department's Lead Poisoning Prevention Resources Brouchure   

News: EPA Lists Raritan Bay Beach as a Superfund Site. Click here to read EPA Press Release. 

Public Advocate’s formal comments to the EPA supporting Superfund cleanup of lead-contaminated site on Raritan Bay Beach 

Model Lead-Safe Cities awarded nearly $450,000 in funds to aid in their commitment to eliminating childhood lead poisoning. 

Getting the Lead Out: -(NJ League of Municipalities Magazine Publication 10/2008) 

A Prescription for a Child's Health: Testing for Lead Poisoning (MD Advisor Spring 2009)

 Click here for the Department's Home Remedies and Cultural Practices Flyer

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