Lead Abatement

Fight heats up to stop Toledo children from being poisoned by lead

By David Murray, TCC Web Editor THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022--Anyone concerned about the ongoing lead poisoning of Toledo's children needs to attend a public hearing before Toledo City Council at 3 p.m. on Dec. 22. The hearing has been called to review yet another lead poisoning prevention law City Council is considering. The meeting will be held in City Council Chambers...

Lead Education Sessions Scheduled for Nov. & Dec.

By David Murray, TCC web editor THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022--With the City of Toledo inching closer to implementing a lead-safe law approved in 2020 and 2021 requiring most rental units in the city to be certified as lead free, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is hosting two public training sessions for residents and lead removal contractors. The first program--"Understanding Lead"--will be held...

ZIP CODE MATTERS: Where You Live Can Affect Your Health

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2002--The YWCA of Northwest Ohio's September Lunch and Learn Webinar will focus this month on the neighborhoods people live in and how location can affect the quality of your health care and health outcomes in life. This month's webinar will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, September 30. Presenters at the Lunch and Learn will...

Safety Fair in Toledo Set For Aug. 27

FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 -- Lucas County Children Services will hold a safety fair for families in Lucas County focusing on violence prevention, gun safety, lead safety, fire safety, and water safety. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27 at 711 Adams St., at the Lucas County Training Center, and its adjacent...

Community Violence Prevention Forum Planned for April 13–United Against Violence

By Dave Murray TCC Web Editor MARCH 10, 2022--With violent crime spiking in Toledo, as in cities across the country, the Lucas County Health Department's Office of Minority Health is sponsoring a Community Violence Prevention Forum from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, at the Main Branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Public library, 325 North Michigan St., in downtown Toledo. Toledo...

Investigation probes public housing evictions

DEC. 23, 2020 — We’ve all heard the story before – about how a poor, single mother with children is tossed out of her apartment because she couldn’t pay the rent. She and her babies are left homeless on the street, bouncing from shelter to shelter. But what most of us didn’t know until The Blade published its PAST DUE housing...