Governor Mike DeWine Creates the Ohio Lead Advisory Committee

Governor Mike DeWine announced the Creation of the Ohio Lead Advisory Committee. The committee will focus on prevention, abatement, remediation and treatment. Ohio Lead-Free Kids Coalition (OLFKC) Co-Chair Patricia Barnes joins a number of multidisciplinary members, including several partners from the Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition, to serve on this committee and develop recommendations for state action. The OLFKC will continue to work for a comprehensive state plan for prevention of child lead poisoning, as well as effective implementation of the state budget lead investments.