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Courtesy of
www.lapublichealthy.org
Healthy
Homes Initiative
A Comprehensive Approach to Lead Poisoning Prevention
- Lead Poisoning
Prevention Education
- Lead Testing
- Grants available for
Lead Abatement
- Lead-Free Safe House
- Referrals to Certified
Lead Abatement Contractors
- Lead Abatement
Certification Classes
Lead
Poisoning Prevention Education
PACC staff members are available to speak at day care
centers, after schools programs, PTA meetings, tenant and
block associations, churches and other community venues on
the consequences and the prevention of lead poisoning. We
also distribute informational brochures and materials from
the Department of Health.
To set up an appointment call Hector Rivera at (718)
522-2613 x 21 or Ewart Bowie at (718) 783-3549 x 16.
Lead
Testing
PACC staff and volunteers are certified by the Environmental
Protection Agency as Dust Swipe Lead Technicians to perform
lead dust testing in homes and apartments. We will come to
your home or apartment to test for lead and within one week
you will have the results. If you are an owner of a
multi-family building requiring certification a charge of
$50 per apartment will be charged. To make an appointment,
call Hector Rivera at (718) 522-2613 x 21.
HPD
Lead SAFE Work Practices
This eight-hour course is designed primarily for maintenance
personnel and other individuals who perform repairs in
residential dwelling units. Participants will learn and
practice the proper procedures to reduce the risks
associated with lead based paint while performing routine
maintenance and repair tasks.
Local Law 1
This six hour course covers all areas associated with NYS
Housing Laws; primarily focused on lead hazard reduction and
the laws which apply to maintaining a safe and healthy home.
Lead Awareness
This six-hour course provides a detailed overview of lead
poisoning and hazard reduction presenting intervention
strategies and prevention techniques.
These trainings are geared to educate participants in the
areas necessary to maintain safe and healthy homes. Upon
completion of each training, all participants will be
certified in the area specific to the course completed and
will receive a certificate via postal services.
If you would like more information or would like to schedule
a training at your place of employment, call Ewart Bowie
(718) 783-3549 x 16.
Safe House Program
PACC has integrated a safe net system with the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) titled Temporary Lead Safe Housing
(DOHMH) with the
Healthy Homes Initiative, which offers temporary housing for
children and their families who are victims of lead
poisoning.
This program functions as a safe haven for children and
their families while their homes are being restored to safe
and healthy conditions.
Grants
If you are an owner of a building and your building was
built before 1960 you may be eligible for a federal grant up
to $10,000 for rehabilitation.
Eligibility Criteria
- 50% of your tenants
must be at very low-income levels for investor owned
buildings;
- You must continue to
rent to low-income tenants for three years after the
lead treatment work has been completed and give
preference to families with children under six years of
age at turnover
- Buildings with a
substantial number of families with children less than
six years of age are preferred for participation;
- Buildings containing
owner occupied units require owner’s income at or below
80% of the area median income
- In Brooklyn/West
Queens and Jamaica in Queens
Lead
Abatement Certification Class
Are you a Contractor or in the Maintenance field?
Would you like to learn a new skill?
Inquire today about our Lead Abatement Certification Class
To complete an application for lead treatment or to learn
about enrolling in lead awareness trainings and
certification courses, call PACC’s Healthy Homes Initiative
at
(718) 783-3549 x 16
STAFF CONTACT
For more information on PACC's Healthy Homes and Lead Safe House Prevention Program, please call Ewart Bowie 718-783-3549 x 16, for information about our Lead Safe House please contact Vanessa Pagan 718-783-3549 x 15
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