Lead is something that has been poisoning kids in Cleveland for years, and decades later, there is still no end to the issue. Now, community leaders are trying to find ways to keep attention centered on fixing it.
“Cleveland has a higher lead exposure rate than Flint, Michigan, which means children in Cleveland are being disproportionately impacted. And the long-term health effects are learning disabilities, speech impediments and several disparities that are impacting Cleveland children. So, our goal was to increase awareness in the community,” said Urban One Government Rep. Ramahn Weaver.
One in five children in Cleveland has hazardous levels of lead in their blood, that’s according to the latest Cleveland public health report released earlier this year. News 5 has been reporting on the city’s problem with lead for years, and Saturday, Radio One/Urban One and the Cleveland Department of Public Health hosted a unique event to bring awareness to the issue.
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