Can we count on you, your Group or business to help end Lead Poisoning in New Orleans? Join our coalition.
Children in New Orleans have Blood Lead Levels of more than 3 times those in Flint, Michigan.
- 99% of the drinking water tested by LSU has Lead.
- Mardi Gras beads, makeup, jewelry and toys all have Lead.
- Lead poisoning is not limited to children. Adults carry Lead in their bones.
- Long-term exposure to Lead Poisoning causes learning disabilities, aggressive behaviors, damage to every organ in the body, dementia and death.
The Louisiana Roundtable for the Environment is working on implementing policy around:
- LEAD in the Water
- Worker Safety
- Increased testing of all children for Lead
- Housing Rehabilitation
- Intervention Programs: Special Education in Schools, mental health, violence prevention, re-entry programs and nutrition.
If you are a concerned about
- Children
- the elderly
- mental health
- special education and school issues
- criminal justice
- toxins and environmental health
- safe housing
Join us and make your voice heard.
Meetings Every Last Weds of the Month
5:30pm
2221 St. Claude Avenue (at Elysian Fields)
Join the Roundtable and get involved in ending Lead Poisoning in New Orleans. Sign up Form at southernunitedneighborhoods.org or email director@southernunitedneighborhoods.org to join up yourself, your group, or your small business. 800-239-7379
