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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20181126.tiffRESOLUTION RE: APPROVE SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT (SEP) GRANT APPLICATION FOR LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) Grant Application for Lead Hazard Control from the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Public Health and Environment, to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, commencing August 6, 2018, and ending August 6, 2021, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said application, and WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said application, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) Grant Application for Lead Hazard Control from the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Public Health and Environment, to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, be and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said application, and the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment, is authorized to electronically submit. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 9th day of April, A.D., 2018. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO ATTEST: dadigov ,i1 St a Moreno, Chair Weld County Clerk to the Board BY: Deputy Clerk to the ounty Attorney Date of signature: 05-0-/8 c.c HLCOe.), a.c1-c3C) 05-Dy-iB 2018-1126 HL0050 Appendix A: Supplemental Environmental Project APPLICATION COVER SHEET Project Title: Lead Hazard Control in Weld County Organization: Weld County Government (Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment) Address: 1150 O Street City, State, Zip: Greeley, CO 80632 Email Address: smoreno@weldgov.com Phone Number: Fax Number: Website Address: www.weldgov.com 970.400.4200 970.304.6497 Federal Tax Identification Number: 84-6000813 Legal Tax Status (check one): Nonprofit* _X_Governmental Entity/School *If nonprofit, you must attach a copy of your IRS tax exempt letter to this SEP Application By signing and submitting this application, the applicant agrees to operate the program as described in the SEP Application and in accordance with the department's SEP Policy. The applicant agrees that the information provided in this application is, to the best of the applicant's knowledge and based on reasonable inquiry, true, accurate, and complete. The applicant understands that knowingly submitting any false information on this application could result in the project not being considered for funding or voiding any current or future contracts with the department of Public Health and Environment. Steve Moreno Print name of Authorized Official: Signature of Authorized Official: *Please insert electronic signature into the box on the right Date: April 9, 2018 Title: Chair, Board of County Commissioners Project Manager or Main Protect Contact: Name: Mark E. Wallace, MD, MPH Title: Executive Director and Chief Health Officer Address: 1555 North 17th Ave, Greeley, CO 80631 Email: mwallace@weldgov.com Phone: 970.304.6410 Total Amount of SEP Funds Requested: $423,500 Total Matching/In-Kind Contributions: $58,902 Total Project Cost: $482,402 Page 1 of 8 az / I- //026,6r Sup p ementS EnvfronImenta APPLICATION FORM �*fleet Tic Weld County Lead Hazard Control Project The areas to benefit most directly from the proposed Lead Hazard Control Project are those along the Highway 85 corridor in Weld County, especially the southern section, depicted in three census tract maps (provided in Appendices) produced by GIS epidemiologist Kevin Berg Area Ge'.3 ra P. �� ���e�fi��� Benefit h cal of elevated the Colorado risk indices, Department testing of rates, Public and Health areas and with Environment high (CDPHE). percentages of tested The map children s show under Fro mtargeted �r,�e�� 6 with blood lead levels (BLL) ≥5 ug/dL. Directing lead hazard control resources to these geographic areas as well as to the homes of children already afflicted with elevated BLLs will affect the current and future health of the children, as well as assure the properties with deteriorating paint are remediated for the long term, for current and future residents. Pollution Prevention Env C to 1 He SEP iry Environmental Restoration and Protection x Environmental Education There is no known identified safe BLL in children, and elevated BLLs disproportionately affect the poor, minorities, and recent immigrants'. Elevated BLL in children under 6 can cause harm to almost every system in the body, including the brain, resulting in speech, behavior and learning problems, among other health issues'. While lead -based paint has been banned for home use since 1978, because of the gravity of hazard it poses, children nationwide are exposed to lead in older homes through deteriorating lead -based paint in the form of chips and dust. Project To help Weld County children who are under the age of 6, have been exposed to lead and Summary have BLLs ≥5 ug/dL, or who are at high risk due to home age or other g factors, the County requests funding of a lead hazard control program through this SEP opportunity. Funding would provide outreach to at -risk children/families as well as assessment and control of lead exposure in a minimum of 20 homes. Weld County also requests funding for updated lab equipment (ICP-MS) to assist schools in meeting the requirement of HB 17-1306 to test drinking water and food service outlets for the presence of lead. Page 2 of 8 Problem Statement: Lead -based paint has been banned for home use since 1978, but millions of children in the United States continue to be exposed to environmental lead due to deteriorating paint or paint dust in their home's interior or its exterior'. There can be many sources of lead in a child's environment (solder, folk medicines, imported candies, toys, water, etc.), but lead - based paint continues to be the most frequent cause of elevated BLLs in children2. Lead poisoning is preventable through control of the environment in which a child spends time, but prolonged exposure to lead can produce system -wide harm to a growing child's body, including damage to the brain and nervous system, slowed growth and development, learning and behavior problems, and hearing and speech problems'. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) state that children under the age of 6 with BLLs of ≥5 µ.g/dL require care and case management, which includes identification and control of the lead hazards in that child's environment3. Due to financial constraints, Weld County has been able to investigate and provide case management only for cases with BLLs of ≥10 µg/dL. As well, there has been no funding to assist with mitigation or abatement of the hazard. The problem was identified, but the family had only their own resources for controlling it. The purpose of this proposal is to provide a monetary resource for these families to fix the problems that exist in their dwellings. The proposal also requests a new piece of laboratory equipment for our regional Environmental Health Lab to facilitate easy and inexpensive water testing for lead for the public, schools, and other entities, such as child care centers, where children spend a great deal of their time. 'roject scr pt5on Two legislative changes took place in 2017, increasing Weld County's desire to play a greater role in controlling this hazard for its citizens. Without the resources provided by this SEP funding, however, we will be unable to do so. First, House Bill 17-1306 passed, setting a goal for all public schools to test all drinking water and food service faucets for lead by June 30, 2020. The bill includes funding for schools to conduct testing and perform administrative duties, but not to labs who conduct the analyses. Weld County has >40 schools in a 4,000 -square mile territory. This could greatly increase the number of samples that our laboratory is asked to process. Secondly, the Colorado Board of Health adopted revisions to Rule 6 CCR 1009-8, concerning the Detection, Monitoring, and Investigation of Environmental and Chronic Diseases. The revisions were effective on January 14, 2018. Colorado's reference levels and time frames for reporting elevated specimen values now match the CDC's5. Most importantly, in the past, Weld County has initiated investigations at BLLs of ≥10 ug/dL rather than the CDC's level of ≥5 ug/dL due to limited resources. With SEP funding to cover updated laboratory equipment and to provide abatement resources, Weld County will commit to providing existing staff to investigate and case manage the additional cases produced by this change. Goals and Objective s: 1. Provide targeted outreach and education related to the hazards associated with exposure to lead. a. Utilize census tract maps created by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to perform outreach to areas in Weld County with highest exposure risk, lowest testing rates, and number of children with elevated BLL test results. Areas of greatest risk lie along the Highway 85 corridor. The census tract maps are located in the Appendices. Page 3 of S 2. Investigate and manage cases of elevated BLL in children under the age of 6 using the CDC -recommended, and Colorado Board of Health -adopted, level of≥5 ug/dL rather than the ≥10 ug/dL level, and the CDC's case management guidelines6. a. Maintain a certified lead investigator/risk assessor on the Environmental Health Services (EHS) staff to carry out the environmental investigation and to do clearance inspections once abatement or other control measures are complete. b. Provide case management for each case reported to us from CDPHE using existing staff from the Community Health Services division of WCDPHE. 3. Assess and control the lead hazard in a minimum of 20 homes utilizing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards/requirements: a. Utilize an EHS staff member (certified lead investigator and risk assessor) to investigate and assess hazards and provide acceptable solutions. b. Utilize certified lead -safe renovators to perform abatement work, with a limit of $8,500 per home. i. Renovators must comply with the EPA Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule'. c. Homes of children with a BLL of ≥10 µg/dL are top priority for services; homes of children with a prolonged BLL of ≥5 ug/dL but <10 µg/dL will also be considered a priority. Third in priority would be home -based child care dwellings meeting the criteria in (d) below. d. The following criteria will be used to accept homes into the program, absent an elevated BLL: ® Built prior to 1978 • Contains deteriorated lead -based paint or high lead dust levels • Houses a child under the age of six at least 20 hours per week • Residents earn at or below 80 percent of the area's median income e. Assist in mitigation of hazards other than lead -based paint as the source of exposure', for example: i. Parents' occupation(s), e.g., oil/gas industry, welder, etc. ii. Certain folk remedies, medicines, and candies iii. Certain toys and jewelry iv. Water and other sources 4. Provide inexpensive, rapid drinking water tests for lead, for the public as well as schools and other entities such as child care centers. a. Replace the nearly obsolete GFAA (graphite furnace atomic absorption) currently used to test lead samples with a PerkinElmer ion -coupled plasma -mass spectrometer (ICP-MS). The GFAA will be unable to meet future demands considering the passage of HB 17-1306 and the growth of Weld County. i. The GFAA runs one sample and one element at a time. An ICP-MS performs simultaneous multi -parameter analyses and at lower detection limits. b. Decrease the cost of a drinking water lead test for targeted by 20%. Provide lead tests for public schools at no cost. Provide lead tests for child care centers and day care homes at no cost. This would be possible through the increased testing throughput of the ICP-MS as well as the decrease in staff time needed to process the tests, and the savings to the County of having the ICP-MS paid for through SEP funding. Page 4 of 8 The cost to a child who has become lead -poisoned is catastrophic and the damage, once it occurs, is irreversible, leading to a lifelong struggle to address various health issues. Studies and cost benefit analyses point to a societal cost, as well, particularly at a BLL of ≥10 µg/dL. Children may suffer diminished IQ, stunting of growth, behavioral problems, increased need for special education, reduced likelihood of graduating from high school or college (leading to lower lifetime earnings), and a greater likelihood of engaging in criminal behavior'. Expected Environmental or Pubic eh ProV=ctk •n nd mprtveoent Conservative estimates regarding the cost benefit of lead reduction measures nationally were provided by Elise Gould in 2009'. Her calculations are based on lead paint hazard control only and for children in the U.S. with BLLs ≥10 µg/dL. She found that every dollar invested in lead hazard control resulted in a return of 517-221. She used control expenditures of $1.2 to $11.0 billion. Savings were figured by Gould as follows, for a total of $181 to $269 billion: 1. Medical treatment cost: $11-$53 billion 2. Lost earnings (lower IQ and cognitive impairment): 5165-233 billion 3. Tax revenue loss: $25-$35 billion 4. Special education cost: $30-$146 million 5. Lead -linked ADHD costs: $267 million 6. Criminal activity costs: $1.7 billion The costs above are based on methods described in the article referenced. However, using even the conservative $17 return rate, the $482,402 total cost of this proposal (SEP plus In - Kind Funds) for hazard control and lab equipment would yield a return of $8,200,834 in health care, economic, and societal cost savings. Project Ealuatoon and Measurabk Results Project Evaluation Methods: This project will have measurable results due to the scheduled testing of BLLs in affected children, as well as the environmental assessment during which specific measurements are taken both pre- and post -intervention. 1. Children referred to the WCDPHE Lead Hazard Control Program will have already been proven to have an elevated BLL of ≥5 ug/dL. Interventions will be offered as detailed below. Investigations be performed for children with elevated BLLs whose parents/guardians don't meet the income qualifier, but no mitigation funding will be offered: a. Case management will be initiated by Community Health Services, with the goal of decreasing the BLL of a diagnosed child to below 5 ug/dL. Venous BLLs will be drawn according to CDC protocol to track progress. b. Environmental investigations will be performed by EHS staff, and hazard control initiated by a certified lead renovator, or through other means if the hazard is not related to deteriorating lead -based paint. Areas of exposure will be assessed for appropriate control measures. Completed work must meet post -intervention testing according to EPA standards. Pre- and post -measurements will be made utilizing various methods (XRF, surface swabs, air testing, etc.). The goal is a safe environment according to EPA requirements. c. EHS will send reports to tenants (parents/guardians), owners/management companies, and physicians. 2. Water testing completed by the WCDPHE lab for schools, child care centers, and the public will be reported out as testing is performed. Test results will be provided to regulatory authorities as well as the other entities involved. Page 5 of Weld Health County's and Environment Lead Hazard has Control feasibility Project, of successful proposed implementation through the Department for the following of reasons: Public 1. Staff resources exist within WCDPHE to carry out the investigations and case management. WCDPHE will commit to training a staff member (Lab or EHS) as a certified lead inspector/risk assessor. Two current employees have past experience. 2. A letter of support for the SEP funding has been submitted by the Environmental Epidemiology, Occupational Health, and Toxicology Branch of CDPHE (see appendix). There are no other similar programs available in Weld County. WCDPHE will partner with CDPHE, CDPHE Lead Services, and the EPA Region 8 staff to administrate and implement this program, if funded. implementatit Feasibility Successful of 3. lead Permits abatement and approvals pp work. will be the responsibility p Y of the renovators who perform the 4. The City and County of Denver reported that their biggest barrier to success was their initial marketing strategy and finding suitable projects. Weld County has the assurance of support from the Denver Lead Program, the CDPHE Lead Program, and the EPA Region 8 staff in implementing ours. They will assist us in strategizing through any barriers that arise based on past experience with other programs and jurisdictions. 5. The addition of up-to-date equipment (PerkinElmer lCP-MS) will allow the laboratory to assist in meeting water testing requests at a greatly increased level, and at a lower cost, for many years to come. This enables our partnership with the community on the issue of lead hazard control. Following the success of this pilot expansion, the County will apply for a HUD grant to conduct the same type of program on a larger scale. Matching Budget Description SEP Cost or in -kind Total Category Funds C •.Yst ;;ant{R: Yt'vMlttF��fJ,rLLiq??at gd�tr' ' r i�.��.�xrt"'1.+�BI1ffiT:E5 l La, �I''ikty..�l�tf 4 '.u....-_ _�i�L� '�8. IIk��S��.�'k�1�1- ,d�tItJ1TJL�it._.:l ` `-�_'�-�'�ifE��7ifa1'aa0 , i'�`J`3s�`.�S'�'-" w �-A F.Y. �1II i+'F 3-yr estimate approx. Personnel 0.18FTE/year; salaries/fringe, 2 EH $48,097 $48,097 (Salaries, Wages) spec @0.06FTE ea; 1 RN @0.05FTE; 1 EH Supery @ 0.01 FTE Materials and Tests sent to other labs (soil, dust, Supplies etc.) for and paint consumables dust, soil, such etc. as vials $3,600 $3,600 Project Bud:et Equipment Major ICP-MS, shipping, inc. fabrication, extended warranty installation $215,000 $215,000 Contractors/ Certified Renovators for Subcontractors Abatement (minimum 20 homes) $170,000 $170,000 Training certified Other Direct inspector/assessor $950 $950 Costs Mileage and lodging $900 $900 Indirect Costs (limited to no $38,500 $5,355 $43,855 more than 10%) T ,tal: $423,500 $58,902 $482,402 Page 6 of 8 Budget Discussion Colorado to agreement Niton average of The at WCDPHE all $19,500 Denver, project without XRF expenditure will Childhood with recipient for CDPHE is scalable the commit personnel, which funding has Lead of staff to per up with a home Poisoning perform HUD as for time supplies, far the the grant to with as CDC funding ICP-MS surface this Prevention operating abatement for (CDC-RFA-EH14-1408PPHF14). project, the equipment and for same homes expenses, lead Program. beyond needs purpose paint to for was that be the Weld and assessments. abated obtained but Laboratory. funded travel, County on for a through from larger by The lead, CDPHE may County Our the scale but be the figure reimbursed City it as (130 is cooperative also and part not of owns $8,500 County homes). doable of the up a v Schedide/ Pr*jest or Man Activities Staff Respo� MbDe tate Certified Lead Inspector/ Assessor Training Lila Chang/Rebecca Kuhnel 9/2018 Installation of ICP-MS Jeff Lowry, Carly Ruble 9/2018 Create application to be used for program Gabri Vergara 9/2018 Create contract for renovators Frank Haug 9/2018 Outreach for assessment, to targeted management areas, cases, & abatement providers, EHS and CHS 10/2018,ongoing on oing Outreach accommodate to schools lead alerting them testing that water samples Lab can Casey Vogt 10/2018, ongoing 6 -month report due Debra Adamson January 2019 12 -month report due Debra Adamson August 2019 18 -month report due Debra Adamson January 2020 24 -month report due Debra Adamson August 2020 30 -month report due Debra Adamson January 2021 Final report due Debra Adamson August 6, 2021 Quallifications Experience End trained five increased registered investigations, and implement Weld carry equipment The One of funding County's out people, case conducted Asbestos family the management and submission nurses. structures, SEP including proposed Programs. physician. Department capable and lead funding Environmental two investigations a of particularly staff project. dedicated of received. of water The The of overseeing members Weld EH Finance Public samples County's The laboratory, grants. chemist health in Health Executive the from California, Director that installation specialists specialists and WCDPHE and certified would the has Director manager, Community and Environment accompany many is are have the to of well and trained test an other years who previous -qualified Chief ICP-MS Health drinking is are worked of exceptionally funding to trained overseeing Health do experience as Services to water, well many at administrate of Officer on the CDPHE as division different is the different handling equipment. well staffed in is laboratory's in this -suited a the clinically are and types area. with the types Lead to of - Page 7 of 8 Reporting The applicant has reviewed the reporting requirements below and if selected for SEP funding, agrees to adhere to these requirements. Applicant's Biannual Status Reports The applicant will submit a biannual project status report to the department's SEP Coordinator with a copy to PDC. Status reports will be submitted using the department's template and include the following information: ® A description of activities completed to date; ® A budget summary table listing funds expended to date by budget category; and • A discussion of any anticipated changes to the project scope or timeline. Applicant's Final SEP Completion Report The applicant will submit the SEP Completion Report to the department's SEP Coordinator with a copy to PDC within 30 days of project completion. The applicant's Final SEP Completion Report will be submitted using the department's template, and will contain at a minimum: A detailed description of the project as implemented; A summary table identifying project deliverables and tasks along with the associated completion date; ® A description of any operating problems encountered and the solutions thereto; • A full expense accounting including itemized costs, documented by copies of purchase orders, contracts, receipts or canceled checks; Demonstration that the SEP has been fully implemented in accordance with the SEP application; • A description of the environmental or public health protection and improvement resulting from implementation of the SEP along with quantification of the outcomes and benefits; Examples of brochures, educational or outreach materials developed or produced as part of the SEP; and Photographs documenting both project implementation and results. Depending on the project scope, the department may also require the applicant to develop and submit a case study with the Completion Report. PDC requires a copy of the Applicant's Biannual Status Reports and Applicant's Final SEP Completion Report. These reports will be used by PDC to comply with the Consent Decree requirement that PDC submit a SSEP Completion Report to CDPHE within 60 days of the completion of each of the SSEPs. Other R&evant Worrnati Weld County historically has strongly believed in the implementation of lead hazard control. During years when funding from CDPHE has diminished, it has continued to operate a program, making up the difference in financial resources. The County has long recognized the value of this type of program and would appreciate the opportunity to expand its service. Page 8 of 8 Additional Appendices Lead Hazard Control in Weld County Appendix B: References 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lead. https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/ . Updated December 4, 2017. Accessed March 29, 2018. 2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. How are children exposed to lead? httpso//www.cdc.gov nceh/lead/tips.htm. Updated June 19, 2014. Accessed April 4, 2018. 3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Blood Lead Levels in Children, Reference Level. httpso//www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/accIpp/blood lead levels.htm . Updated May 17, 2017. Accessed April 4, 2018 4. Colorado House Bill 17-13-6. Safe Water in Schools Act. Colorado Revised Statutes 25-1.5-203(f). httpso//leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a 1306 signed.pdf Accessed April 4, 2018. 5. Code of Colorado Regulations, 6 CCR1009-7, Detection, Monitoring, and Investigation of Environmental and Chronic Disease. http://www.sos.state.cocus/CCR/GenerateRulePdf.do?ruleVersionld 7447&fileName=6%20CCR✓20 1009-7 . Accessed April 4, 2018. 6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recommended Actions Based on Blood Lead Level. https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/accipp/actions blls.html . Updated March 26, 2018. Accessed April 4, 2018 7. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program. httpso,//www.epa.gov/lead/renovation-repair-and-painting-program . Updated August 30, 2017. Accessed April 5, 2018. 8. Gould, E. Childhood Lead Poisoning: Conservative Estimates of the Social and Economic Benefits of Lead Hazard Control. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2009; 117(7):1162-1167. [PMC free article] [PubMed] Appendix C: Weld County Census Tract Map — Lead Risk Indices Showing Areas of Risk Along Highway 85 (Kevin Berg, GIS Epidemiologist, CDPHE, April 4, 2018) W ,-..County-Gen-sus Tracts - s State 14vciy. 39 Lead Risk Index 1 = Lowest / 10 = Highest ® 1 Major Roads Miles Appendix D: Weld County Census Tract Map — Percent Children Under 6 Tested with Elevated Blood Lead Levels ≥5 ug/dL (2012-2016) (Kevin Berg, GIS Epidemiologist, CDPHE, April 4, 2018) Percent Children < 6 Tested with EBLL ≥ 5 pg/dL 0% 0.1% - 1.9% 2% - 2.7% 2.8% - 4.5% 4.6% - 11.1% Appendix E: Weld County Census Tract Map — Lead Testing Rates, 1=Low and 10=High (2012-2016) (Kevin Berg, GIS Epidemiologist, CDPHE, April 4, 2018) Qountyi-Censv,Trget Lead Testing Rate Statewide Decile NrIIIAri":71l"r 1zA+:J..._.1 L<S"'r •T ytV Appendix F: Letter of Support from CDPHE, Environmental Epidemiology, Occupational Health, and Toxicology Branch FICOLOR. ADO. Destartracrit of P r .bha Health Et Envivonment Dedicated -to •prcictecaa r r pinoviag• they: 'heah arid : ent: a the peoige of a . : Deb msone MPH, CO -PS Director of Environmental HealthHeatth Services Weld County{Department a Public Health and Errs. t555 North 1th Avenue C eet ey, CO80631 Agri! 3;v 2018 Der' its_ Adamson: As thief of the Etwironmentat Epidemiology,Occupational Huth, and Toxicology Bra.nch at the Colorado Department. of Public Heft and Environment (CDPHE) l'. am veay pleased to Weld County in. its EP proposal for a lekihantrd contrul program weld Casty carries one of .the largest burden of Childhood d poisoning caes; in our state and this grant lc vital fCo: caritidue i.s effcelc to eliminate i dhord lead *sorting_ COPHE relies on our local health department partners to investigate Seated Mood lead level cam throughout the std_ Weld has an active Childhood end Pkoisming Prevention Program a d with the help of the Ord control fa, 'geld and its primary partners can cut. ` o work together to ens. . that all relddents have the cciportun tot se in safe and healthy :homes.. r branch w.as receives. and , through a ciooperative agreement with to Centers. for Disen Control and PYr er t c CDC— - #- 40SPPHF `) to implement the Colorado 'Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention program with the objectives. to *prove rove the capacity to perform blood lead surveillance in Colorado,. fob utilization of surveillance data.to ider y high, ati and inform targeted poputaticazded prevenan tterventicA.. With this state lewd program, we haw strengthened c.apad to more quickly 4 thoroughly refer elevated b Od lead CAS, tc Wed County for ini at`" and with these funds Weld County will be able tat provide abatement and controt senrice that ould otherwise not be amble_ will So be able to conduct outreach wed ethicational efforts across Wed County_ With funding kcal SEP, Wetd County continue to be pro -active in ensuring lead -safe and healthy homes for t . county's rat and most vulnerable residents. stron y moors weld count s grant application for a lead hazard control g. and we are extra to be a new partner in the efforts .to eliminate ehildhood bead pining in Wed County_ Mae V yke7 PhxD_� I Chief, Eiwironmentat Epideiniatogyl c,Xcupationat Heat* and Taricolow Brandt Dicease Control and Environmental "derniology Division ColdDepartment of Public Health and En.Sorkkinent OD Cher Greek Drive .,1, liver, CO 80246. 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