Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Grant Program
The Office of Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley (AGO) recognizes that lead exposure (even in small amounts) is a significant threat to the health and safety of children throughout the Commonwealth.
Today, childhood lead poisoning is considered to be the most preventable environmental exposure that can lead to disease in young children, yet an estimated 310,000 children in the U.S. have elevated blood lead levels.1
Although MA has the highest screening rates in the country -- 73% of children under age 48 months are screened -- there remain 27% who are not.2
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) has developed an algorithm to identify children at greatest risk of lead exposure in the state. MDPH has determined that there are ten communities in Massachusetts at high-risk for childhood lead poisoning. That said, each of the remaining 341 cities and towns in Massachusetts has children at risk for exposure to lead poisoning and this RFP is open to all Massachusetts communities.
