This action approves an award in the amount of $1,000,000 to support the mobile county board of health (MCHD) to expand the lead poisoning prevention (LPP) program activities with the goal of reducing…

This action approves an award in the amount of $1,000,000 to support the mobile county board of health (MCHD) to expand the lead poisoning prevention (LPP) program activities with the goal of reducing the number of children exposed to lead in mobile county. MCHD will focus on the following objectives: increase soil testing in mobile county, increase community engagement and advocacy around LPP, increase awareness of the hazards of lead exposure and knowledge of how to respond, increase capacity for low-income communities to complete remediation project and establish a referral network and roadmap to support families exposed to lead. The anticipated activities include conducting quarterly soil testing clinics, community engagement meetings, case management for families with high soil lead levels (SLLS), marketing, and educational outreach. We have selected four communities within mobile county to target activities; these are communities that we know, based on existing data, are low-income and high risk for lead exposure due to aging housing and the proximity to highways and industry. The anticipated deliverables include conducting four soil testing clinics annually and provide feedback to stakeholders in the targeted area; host community meetings with families to increase lead awareness; develop and execute a marketing campaign related to lead prevention; and establish a small grant program for low-income families where lead was detected. The expected outcomes include number of soil samples collected and tested; number of participation rate of community meetings held to discuss the maps and education around lead poisoning prevention; number of one-on-one consultations with families who received high SLL results; number of grants distributed to low-income residents; and number of referrals closed successfully. The intended beneficiaries include these areas: prichard, africatown, dauphin island parkway, city of theodore, bayou LA batre, and the mowa choctaw tribe.activities:.subrecipient:1. Academic collaboration: usades is partnering with MCHD to conduct a soil testing clinic on earth day 2023. This funding will allow US to expand on this partnership and usades will be responsible for the following activities throughout the project: - soil sampling: analyze the concentration of lead and other metals in soils to the parts per million level; GIS mapping: will analyze and translate the results obtained from the soil clinics utilizing GIS mapping; public health education: will then collaborate with MCHD to communicate these results to the affected communities and provide information on options for remediation of contaminated soils; and usades will build capacity in workforce development. 2. CBO collaboration: mobile environmental justice action coalition (MEJAC) mcdh will work closely with MEJAC to establish an environmental lead prevention coalition. This coalition will include community members, leaders, and organizations within each of the targeted areas. The coalition will work with US to establish workshops, outreach opportunities and remediation within the target areas. The coalition will provide MCHD with referrals for community members eligible for the need-based lead remediation grant. 3. Lead hazard reduction and renovation certified contractors MCHD will establish a grant program aimed at mitigating lead exposure for low-income families. This program will VET contractors to identify those who have been certified in lead hazard reduction and renovation and will solicit quotes from these contractors to execute lead abatement projects in the homes of low-income families with high soil lead levels. Outcomes:.