Community Resources
Detroit Resources
ClearCorps/ Detroit: LEARCorps/Detroit is a city wide program dedicated to protecting Detroit’s kids from lead poisoning. CLEARCorps/Detroit is operated locally by the Greater Detroit Area Health Council (GDAHC). Established in 1955, GDAHC is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving health for the residents of Southeast Michigan. Through its Division of Community Health, GDAHC supports several community-driven, neighborhood-based health community health projects such as Healthy Detroit, Urban Health Initiative and CLEARCorps/Detroit.
Detroit Health Department
Detroit Housing Commission
Detroit Planning and Development Department
- Citywide Lead Hazard Reduction Program- The City Wide Lead Hazard Reduction Program will reduce lead-based paint hazards and the conditions that contribute to the Hazards, in single-family, owner-occupied properties. Properties eligible for funding assistance include those where a pregnant woman and children under six years of age live. Properties where children under six regularly visit at least six hours per week are also eligible for funding. For more information please download the brochure.
- CHILD-HELP Lead Hazard Reduction Program- The CHILD-HELP Lead Hazard Reduction Program remediates lead-based paint hazards and the condition that contribute to these hazards by offering landlords a 36-month, forgivable grant loan. The grants are available for one-to-four unit properties where a pregnant woman and children under six years of age reside. The grant is also available for vacant units that will be marketed to a low-income family, within the 36 month Forgivable Lien Period. For more information please download the brochure.
Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice: DWEJ addresses issues of concern to Detroit and surrounding communities. Among them are: Illegal dumping, Lead poisoning prevention, Air and water quality, Land use and blight, and Access to fresh quality food.
Greater Detroit Area Health Council: The Greater Detroit Area Health Council, as the region’s leading health care coalition, advocates and leads change and improvement in the way health services are delivered, paid for and used within the seven counties of southeast Michigan. The coalition comprises business, labor, health care providers and plans, consumers, government and payers. The Health Council strives for continuous improvement of the region’s health status and of the quality, cost effectiveness and accessibility of health care for all citizens.
State of Michigan Resources
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
Lead Hazard Remediation Program
Information for Parents, Lead Professionals, Home Owners, Rental Property Owners, and Clinicians
Michigan Lead Safe Partnership
Literature
Is Your Child Safe From Lead Poisoning? (MDCH)
Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home (EPA)
Coping With Your Child's Diagnosis of Lead Poisoning (MDCH)
Reducing Lead Hazards When Remodeling Your Home (EPA)
Lead in Your Home: A Parents Reference Guide (EPA)
Fight Lead Poisoning With a Healthy Diet (EPA)
Lead Poisoning and Your Children (EPA)
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