Cleveland: Health officials provide free lead testing

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  • CLEVELAND -- A recent report from USA Today, shows hundreds of neighborhoods across the country tainted with lead.

    These findings are from old factories that have shut down, but particles of lead are being found in some nearby soil.

    Some of those sites are here in Cleveland.

    Karen Butler, the Director of Cleveland Department of Public Health stopped by the studio today to tell us what's being done to help.

    Click on the video player to see today's segment.

    The Cleveland Department of Health will continue it's citywide outreach today, offering free lead screenings for children 6 and under at the following locations:

    2:30 pm - 3:30 pm at Kyacinth Park (Waterman & E. 65th Street)

    3:30 pm - 4:30 pm at Willion Elementary School (5004 Glazier)

    4:30 pm - 5:00 pm at the Boys & Girls Club (6114 Broadway Avenue)

    For more information on the USA Today report click here.

     

     

     

     

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