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Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program - Community Capacity Project

An Effective Practice

Description

The Community Capacity Project (CCP) applies grassroots leadership development and community organizing strategies to drive action toward environmental health goals. In 1997 the Milwaukee Health Department Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (MHD CLPPP) began funding four community-based organizations (CBOs) in high-lead poisoning neighborhoods to empower residents to participate in strategy development and policy-making. The resulting neighborhood demand for lead-safe housing and community-grown solutions have been critical to achieving lead-poisoning prevention milestones, like a community-wide primary prevention lead paint abatement law; lead paint industry litigation to fund abatement; and a highly successful voluntary lead abatement program.

Goal / Mission

The CCP is a part of a comprehensive childhood lead poisoning program that seeks to eradicate childhood lead poisoning in Milwaukee by the year 2010.

Results / Accomplishments

The incidence of lead poisoning in Milwaukee has declined 50% over the past five years.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
City of Milwaukee Health Department
Primary Contact
Amy Murphy, Division Manager, Home Environmental Health
City of Milwaukee Health Department
841 North Broadway, 3rd Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414) 286-8028
amurph@milwaukee.gov
http://www.city.milwaukee.gov/display/router.asp?d...
Topics
Health / Children's Health
Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants
Health / Mortality Data
Organization(s)
City of Milwaukee Health Department
Source
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Date of publication
2005
Date of implementation
1997
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
Milwaukee, WI
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Target Audience
Children
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