Childhood Lead Primary Prevention Program
There is no medical treatment that can undo the harm caused by lead. Therefore, it's important to take action before a child is harmed. This approach is called "primary prevention". In 2007, New York State began a $3 million primary prevention pilot program to end childhood lead poisoning. Eight local health departments were given funds to find and correct lead hazards in homes where children could be at risk. Areas within Albany, Erie, Monroe, Onondaga, Oneida, Orange and Westchester Counties and the City of New York were picked based on information that children with lead poisoning lived in those areas. The lessons learned from these pilot counties are being used to shape primary prevention activities across the state.