hi guys!
On monday I talked about the LV topic, Lead Posioning in the Lehigh Valley. I was think more about it.
I know a documentary can’t just fix the problem of lead paint posioning of children in the Lehigh Valley, but a dcoumentary can bring light to the issue. Informed people can take action, and there are programs availabe to Lehigh Valley residents to help better prevent lead poisioning and understand how they could or their children could be at risk.
I have done some more research and found some information about a program known as the:
LEAD HAZARD CONTROL PROGRAM
The LHCP is a lead abatement program intended to protect the residents of the City of Bethlehem from the harms of lead poisoning. Income-qualifying residents with children in the home under the age of six years are eligible to enroll in the LHCP to have their homes tested for lead and, if needed, abated for lead. For more information about this program, please contact the Bethlehem Health Bureau.
And I think the Bethelehem Health Bureau would be a good place to start when trying to uncover the full story of why lead posioning especially in children is such problem in the Lehigh Valley.
There is also this hotline provided by the PA health Department: http://www.health.pa.gov/my%20health/infant%20and%20childrens%20health/lead%20poisoning%20prevention%20and%20control/pages/default.aspx#.WdVpILGZNPM
The are ways to uncover the story of lead paint posioning in the lehigh valley, and I think it is important that community memebers and our peers are aware of what is going on in this community.
I think it is an issue that should be talked about and I just wanted to make another pitch for the project before everyone submits their preffered scenarios since there are so many good ones!
Thanks! Lauren