'No Safe Level of Lead': How Mining Towns Are Reducing the Risk of Lead Exposure – And What Other Rural Communities Can Learn from Them
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Description
Highlights efforts in rural Idaho and Kansas to raise awareness of the dangers of lead exposure. Discusses health screenings and follow-up care, as well as outreach activities and educational materials.
Author(s)
Gretel Kauffman
Citation
Rural Monitor
Date
02/2026
Organization
Rural Health Information Hub
Tagged as
Children and youth
· Community engagement and volunteerism
· Environmental health
· Health screening
· Public health
· Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention
· Idaho
· Kansas