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Lead Poisoning Prevention

Providing a comprehensive effort to prevent and reduce childhood lead blood poisoning through in-home education, blood tests, visual assessments for lead hazards, lead abatement, and providing access to community resources.

Neighborhood Revitalization

Promoting healthy neighborhoods and community spaces by working alongside residents and other neighborhood stakeholders to leverage community investment on projects focused on creating safe, vibrant, accessible, engaging, and healthy communities.

Environmental Health Education

Providing environmental health education to youth, families, and adults through hands-on workshops, summer camp and afterschool programs to engage youth, families and adults in activities and education related to environment and health in their local green spaces.

Environmental Stewardship

Creating, revitalizing, and improving access to green spaces that support mental and physical health and wellbeing in a densely populated urban area through resident engagement, habitat and river restoration, high school internships, and neighborhood clean-ups where residents can recreate and be connected to the community.

Community Schools Partnerships

The Department of Environmental Health is the host organization for various community schools on the south side of Milwaukee. The United Way is a strategy to transform schools into a place where students, families, staff, and the surrounding community can work together to ensure every student is successful.

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