"A ten-month old baby is at the DeVos Children’s Hospital after a severe case of lead poisoning that was discovered last week in Grand Rapids, " according to FOX-17 reporter Carl Apple. The Healthy Homes Coalition worked with Carl to get this story out, hoping to alert the community to the fact that lead poisoning is still a very real and present danger in Grand Rapids.
The CareSource Foundation recently awarded $7,500 to the Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan to underwrite the cost of teaching parents how to check their homes for lead hazards. It is anticipated that more than 100 families will be able to benefit from this service.
2007 - 2010 Strategic Plan (PDF 429 KB) (4/4/08)
Plan for Improving Blood Lead Testing in Kent County (March 2008) (PDF 43 KB) (4/4/08)
Maps Showing Lead Poisoning in Grand Rapids and Kent County in 2007 by Cit Commission Districts, County Commission Districts, and Neighborhoods (PDF 4.1 MB) (1/7/09)
Map Showing Lead Testing of 1 & 2 Year Olds by Grand Rapids City Commission Districts (PDF 81 KB) (1/7/09)
Lead Data for Grand Rapids - 2000 through 2005 (PDF 5.6 MB) (4/4/08)
Michigan Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control Commission- Long-Range Report (PDF 763 KB) (4/4/08)
- Short-Term Report (PDF 1309 KB) (4/4/08)
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