Those of you who know me know that I founded the Lead Safe America Foundation with a 3-part mission:
Emergency intervention and support to families whose children have been poisoned,
Outreach and Education for the Primary Prevention of Childhood Lead Poisoning, and
Parent Advocate ...
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Recent & Important Articles:
A 420 story: Retired Military Environmental Activist, a piece I wrote in 2013
Written/Published: November 6, 2013
"Retired Military Environmental Activist"
Wow—that sounded like an oxymoron to me; this seemed unlikely...or at least unusual!
Earlier this week I had the most amazing, far-ranging conversation with a retired military environmental activist (I guess ...
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Adding Injury to Insult
My 8-year old son broke his arm recently.
I know most parents of boys utter similar words at some time during their tenure as a parent; it's practically inevitable... or at least it seems inevitable if you have a boy—especially if you have more than one boy!
Each of my boys has had some ...
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In the News! 11/02/13 – Al Jazeera America
We're in the news again! I always consider any press a great victory for the cause, but international press is especially exciting as it creates the potential to reach the whole world with this concern, not just the good ol' U.S. of A - potentially generating awareness that will protect children ...
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Community Film Screenings
MisLEAD is a documentary feature film about the hidden epidemic of childhood lead poisoning in America today. Few in the U.S. realize that 1 in 3 children in our country have likely had an unsafe level of lead in their blood in their life-time; most families do not test their children and are not ...
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