联邦三部门走访费城圣克里斯托弗儿童医院：推广儿童防铅中毒
在宾夕法尼亚州费城县费城市，美国环保局、卫生与公众服务部、住房与城市发展部三部门的地区负责人11月2日联合走访圣克里斯托弗儿童医院，主题是保护儿童免受铅暴露危害。
据美国环保局11月2日发布的新闻稿，三部门负责人在走访中强调，公共教育、住房修缮、临床筛查和安全饮用水是协调一致的联邦行动的重要组成部分，旨在帮助家庭识别并降低家中及周边环境中的铅风险。在「了解事实、给住房做检测」的口号下，三部门指出，油漆、灰尘、土壤和饮用水中的铅是主要风险来源，家长和看护人可以采取切实步骤加以防范。
环保局中大西洋地区负责人 Amy Van Blarcom-Lackey 表示，每个孩子都应在免受铅暴露可预防危害的安全环境中成长，环保局的工作重点包括更换铅制供水管线、支持清洁安全的饮用水。卫生与公众服务部地区负责人 Tatiana Villa 表示，儿童铅中毒是一个可以也必须预防的公共卫生问题。
新闻稿还列出了费城市的铅与健康住房项目以及费城地区儿童环境健康中心等本地资源，供家庭查询检测与修缮指引。
（来源：美国环保局）
Three Federal Agencies Visit Philadelphia Children's Hospital to Promote Lead Poisoning Prevention
In Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, regional administrators from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly visited St. Christopher's Hospital for Children on November 2 to highlight protecting children from lead exposure.
According to the EPA news release issued November 2, the officials stressed that public education, housing remediation, clinical screening and safe drinking water are parts of a coordinated federal effort to help families identify and reduce lead risks in their homes and surroundings. Under the message "Get the Facts and Get Your Home Tested," the agencies pointed to lead in paint, dust, soil and drinking water as the main sources of risk and said parents and caregivers can take practical steps against them.
EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Amy Van Blarcom-Lackey said every child deserves to grow up in a safe environment free from the preventable harms of lead exposure, and that the EPA's work includes replacing lead service lines and supporting clean, safe drinking water. HHS Regional Director Tatiana Villa said childhood lead poisoning is a public health issue that can and must be prevented.
The release also listed local resources, including the City of Philadelphia's Lead and Healthy Homes Program and the Philadelphia Regional Center for Children's Environmental Health, where families can find testing and remediation guidance.
(Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
来源：美国环保局
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