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Article: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES ISSUES REPORT ON CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING IN WISCONSIN

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September 16, 2008
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The Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services issued the following news release:

A state report, The Legacy of Lead: Report on Childhood Lead Poisoning in Wisconsin 2008, shows we have made progress in reducing childhood lead poisoning in Wisconsin, but more than 2,000 children are still found to be lead poisoned every year. In Milwaukee County alone, more than 28,000 children have been identified with lead poisoning since 1996.

That's a tragedy of many dimensions. We know that lead poisoning is completely preventable. The number one way a child is exposed to lead is from lead dust found in their own homes. Chipping and peeling lead paint creates dust on windows, floors, and ...

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