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Quarterly Coalition Meetings
All coalition members are welcome to join OLFKC at quarterly coalition meetings. For call information (Zoom link and passcode), please email the coalition.
Upcoming meetings on Fridays from 10:30-11:30 AM in 2023:
March 24
June 23
September 22
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2023
Join us in a week of advocacy, awareness, and activism during this year’s National Lead Poisoning Prevention, October 22-28, 2023! Make sure you’re following our social media, and checking the newsletter and website for updates throughout the week. You can learn more by visiting this website.
OLFKC Advocacy Day
OLFKC is hosting an Advocacy Day at the State Capitol on April 6th focusing our efforts on OH HB 587 allocating ARPA dollars to lead poisoning prevention efforts. Learn more through our one-pager handout.
Strengthening State Efforts to Keep Children Safe from Lead
The Ohio Legislative Children’s Caucus hosted a webinar on child lead poisoning. View the slide deck for more info and resources.
Ohio Children’s Budget Coalition Media Conference
The Ohio Children's Budget Coalition hosted a media conference to discuss the Ohio House Budget Bill, GB 110. OLFKC co-chair, Tim Johnson, was a panelist and discussed the Child Lead Poisoning Exposure Prevention Budget Provisions. Infant and Maternal Health and Youth Justice Budget Provisions were also addressed. View the recorded webinar here.
Toward a Lead-Free Ohio Virtual Town Hall
Join the Ohio Lead-Free Kids Coalition and learn about key investments in the Ohio budget to prevent and address child lead exposure, promising lead prevention strategies and opportunities for further action. Remarks by the distinguished panel of guest speakers, including a parent of a child poisoned by lead during a home renovation and a lead worker trained to use lead safe work practices, will be followed by moderated audience questions and connections to education materials and advocacy resources.
Director Stephanie McCloud, Ohio Department of Health Director
Senator Matt Dolan, Senate Finance Chair
Representative Dontavious Jarrells, House Finance Member
View Director McCloud’s bio and the bios of the panelists.
This virtual event is free and open to the community. View the event flyer
View the recorded event.
The following documents were shared during the event:
OLFKC’s 9 point plan for Lead-Free Kids in Ohio
OLFKC’s budget priorities
Recommendations of Governor’s Lead Advisory Committee Report:
Ohio Children's Budget Facebook Live: Child Lead Poisoning
Join members of the Ohio Children's Budget Coalition for a 20 minute live update on child lead poisoning exposure and prevention provisions in Ohio's budget process.
OLFKC co-chairs, Gabriella Celeste and Tim Johnson, will be hosting the event. They will be joined by a family member, Robin Brown, who is a mother of a child with lead poisoning.
Learn more about the issue in the Ohio Children’s Budget Coalition policy brief, authored by OLFKC.
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
Follow us on Twitter & Facebook for resources we created and compiled for the National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. These resources will also be available on our website under “OFLKC Materials”. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), also provided resources to encourage preventive actions during the week and beyond.
Ohio Healthy Homes Network Fall 2020 Webinar Series
Ohio Healthy Homes Network is hosting a 6-part webinar series the week of October 19th with a number of local, state and national guest speakers. For more information, visit the Ohio Healthy Homes Network's calendar . Recorded webinars will also be posted if you cannot make the live event.
Groundwork Ohio “Building the Way to a Healthier Future”
Groundwork Ohio will release their report, “Building the Way to a Healthier Future: Investigating a Path Forward to Ensure Ohio’s Youngest Children are Safe from Lead Paint Hazards in Child Care Settings.” A panel discussion will include Gabriella Celeste, OLFKC's co-chair, Wyonette Cheairs (Lead Safe Cleveland), Ami Cole (Molina Healthcare), Katie Kelly (PRE4CLE) and LeeAnne Cornyn, Director of Governor DeWine's Children's Initiatives. The discussion will be facilitated by Lynanne Gutierrez, Assistant Director of Groundwork Ohio. Register for the event through Groundwork Ohio.
Getting Ahead of Lead: Strategies for Protecting Children in Care
OLFKC Members Gabriella Celeste (Schubert Center Policy Director) and Jacqueline Fox (CEO West Ohio Community Action Partnership) will introduce child welfare and behavioral health workers, including foster parents and other providers, to the basics of childhood lead poisoning in order to better meet the needs of children and young people they serve. In addition to a general lead poisoning 101 overview, the presentation will address primary sources of lead exposure, identifying lead hazards, creating lead safe spaces for children and supportive services for children who are lead-exposed. The presenters are part of the Ohio Lead Free Kids Coalition and will present information about the coalition and highlights of the “Ohio Action Plan for Lead Free Children”.
OLFKC Meeting
Join us for the next OLFKC Meeting, a virtual gathering where we’ll discuss the work of the Coalition, the challenges emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the accomplishments we’ve reached. For invitation details, e-mail us at OHleadfreekids@gmail.com.