Salt Lake County

Salt Lake County Lead Safe Housing Program - Project Abstractimproving Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Surveillance Inlead Free Kids Salt Lake County, Utahsalt Lake County Hereby Requests to Be Approved to Receive $250,000 From the Cdcrfa- EH21-21-02 Improving Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Surveillance Grant. With This Funding Salt Lake County Will Implement Component: B Targeted Interventions-strategy 4-TARGETED, Population-based Interventions. the State of Utah Will Submit an Application for Component a -strategies, 1, 2 and 3.STRATEGY 4. Develop Targeted, Population-based Interventions:objective: Salt Lake County Has Used a Targeted Population Based Intervention Outreach and Education Strategy for Over 18 Years to Assist in Identifying the Highest Risk Households With Children Under the Age of Six, Making Their Homes Lead Safe and Reducing the Number of Children Poisoned With Lead. We Have Had a Hud Lead Hazard Reduction Grant for 18 Years. We Have Targeted Our Teach Education and Making Housing Lead Safe in the Target Areas of Salt Lake City and South Salt Lake City.since 2017. Funding From a CDC Grant Supported the Creation of the Utah Lead Coalition. the Utah Lead Coalition Consists of Twenty Three Agencies Working Together to Increase the Awareness of the Dangers of Lead Poisoning, Support Increased Testing of Children, Improve Data Collection and Surveillance, and Increase the Number of Households Referred to the Salt Lake County Lead Safe Housing Program,salt Lake County Housing and Development Administers Both These Grants and Initiatives to Ensure an Integrated Approach and Assist in Decreasing Number of Children Poisoned With Lead. the $250,000 in Funding Will Give Us the Resources to Continue With Our Incredibly Strong Partnerships, to Build on the Structure We Have in Place to in the Next Five Years Dramatically Decrease the Number of Children Who Are Poisoned With Lead.in the Hud Lead Hazard Control Grant and the CDC Grant We Have Identified the Target a Reas of Salt Lake City and South Salt Lake City, in This Target Area There Are Over 21,000 Housing Units Built Before With 57% Low to Mod Income Households With Over 19,000 Children Under the Age of Six.in the Narrative and as a Separate Attachment We Workplan Which Includes Detailed Policy Design With a Timeline. Objectives, Methods, and Key Stakeholders.with the Continuation of Our Current Structure and Partnerships We Have the Ability to Immediately Conduct Outreach and Education, Continue With Key Partners and Stake Holders.our Key Partners: Salt Lake County Housing and Community Development, Utah Physicians Forhealthy Environment, Salt Lake County Health Department, State of Utah Health Departmentprimary Prevention ? the Removal of Lead Hazards From the Environment Before a Childis Exposed Is the Most Effective Way to Ensure That Children Do Not Experience the Harmful Effects of Lead Exposure. the Outreach Efforts, Education and Work With Key Stakeholders Will Increase the Number of Low Income Households Who Are Referred to the Salt Lake County Lead Safe Housing Program. Through Making at Least 100 Housing Lead Safe at Least 100 Children Under the Age of Six Will No Longer Be Exposed to Lead Based Paint Hazards.secondary Prevention of Childhood Lead Poisoning: the Blood Lead Screening Tests and Secondary Prevention Strategies Remain an Essential Safety Net for Children Who May Be Exposed to Lead.low-income and Minority Children Bear a Disproportionate Burden of Lead Exposure Risk and Significant Disparities in BLLS Exist by Race/ethnicity, Poverty Status, and Geographic Location. the State of Utah Through Implementation of Component Will a Work on the Support of Increasing the of Children, Lead Free Kids Salt Lake Will Coordinate Outreach and Education in the Target Areas.education Is a Powerful Tool to Reach More Households About How to Make Their Homes Lead Safe Through Cleaning and Good Maintenance of Painted Surfaces.