1. CLEARCorps Detroit

2. CLEARCorps/Detroit Established in 1999
Focus on Detroit & adjoining communities
Work on full scope of lead, asthma & energy efficiency issues
Guided by CLEARCorps Detroit Executive Board
Key partnerships
City of Detroit
Detroit Lead Partnership
Green & Healthy Homes Initiative

3. What’s the Deal? The cost of removing lead hazards exceeds resources
Lead problem in Detroit is pervasive
Pre-1978 Houses continue to poison
Too many children go untested
Landlords continue to operate with impunity
The cost of removing lead hazards exceeds
resources
Young children continue to get poisoned

4. Elevated Blood Lead Level
Detroit Overview
~59,755 kids under 6
~We estimate that 4,000 Detroit children are lead-poisoned…close to 10%
~Only 38% of kids are getting tested
EBL =
Elevated Blood Lead Level

5. Detroit in 2015… just look at how many of our kids are lead poisoned:
48202
14%
48211
11%
48203
12%
48213
13%
48204
15%
48214
17%
48206
48215

6. Lead Poisoning 101
Children under 6 most at risk
Impacts brain development
Causes
Hyperactivity
Lowered IQ
Impaired “executive functioning in brain’
LEAD POISONED KIDS ARE SEVEN TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL

7. Lead Poisoning 101
Where is lead found:
#1 ~ in paint and lead dust in old houses/windows/porches
#2 ~ during home renovations
#3 ~ in soil
#4 ~ in water (but not in Detroit)

8. Lead and Water… City of Detroit 2014 Water Quality Report:
NO homes sampled were above the
EPA Action level of 15 ppb
~Detroit Health Department is testing
water in schools

9. The Latest on Flint ~33,109 CHILDREN UNDER 6
~201 CHILDREN UNDER 6 WITH ELEVATED BLL
~Wrap around services for all kids
~MDHHS has been abating lead paint hazards in homes along with lead service lines
~CDC has mandated that all children under 6 be tested by Spring 2016

10. E. Jefferson Poisoned 10 children

11. Canton Street Poisoned 8 children

14. The Effect of Lead Poisoning
Lead damages the brain
It can cause:
Learning difficulties Behavior problems Violent tendencies Hyperactivity
ADHD-type symptoms
Speech & Hearing loss
A lead poisoned child is:
- 7 times more likely to drop out
of high school
- 6 times more likely to enter the juvenile justice system
- 50% more likely to do poorly on the MEAP achievement test.
Even very low levels
harmful!!
Lead Poisoning costs Michigan residents
$330 Million annually.
- June 2014 University of Michigan Risk Science Center Report

15. 10 Tips to Prevent Lead Poisoning
Have all children under six tested annually
Feed kids a healthy diet and avoid fatty foods
Wash kids hands frequently
Take shoes off at the door
Wet clean weekly

16. 10 Tips to Prevent Lead Poisoning
Don’t let children play in bare soil
Use only cold tap water to make bottles;
let water run for one minute before using
Do not repair or remodel home without checking for lead
Make sure those working with autos, batteries,
bullets change clothes before holding kids
HELP SPREAD THE WORD!

17. What services are available now?????
Lead Safe Homes Program/
CLEARCorps/MDHHS HUD Grant
City of Detroit HUD Lead Demo Grant
WE NEED APPLICANTS!!
~Child under 6 or pregnant woman in residence
~House built before 1978
~Low to mod income
~Grants go up to $25,000 per unit to remove lead hazards

18. What services are available now?????
Detroit Health Department
Surveillance/Data
Case management
Soon to adding testing sites

19. The Carrot and Stick Approach
ENFORCEMENT:
The Carrot and Stick Approach

20. ENFORCEMENT, LAWS, AND CODES
Michigan Landlord
Penalty Law
City of Detroit Property Maintenance Code:
Enforced by:
City of Detroit Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environment Dept.
Enforced by:
Wayne County
Prosecutor’s Office
JOIN THE
ENFORCEMENT WORK GROUP!!!!

21. Six Point Plan What must we do?? Prevention/Pro-active Enforcement
Increase testing for kids
More dollars for lead hazard removal
Relocation of families to lead safe housing
Strategies for lead in soil/dust
Services for kids that are lead poisoned

23. CLEARCorps/Detroit
11148 Harper
Detroit, MI 48213
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