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. 2025 Feb;115(2):142-145.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307905. Epub 2024 Dec 5.

A Public Health‒Community Partnership to Address Lead Poisoning in King County, Washington

Diego de Acosta  1 , Mohamed Ali  1 , Navid Hamidi  1 , Ariana Anjaz  1 , Erin Mann  1 , Elizabeth Dawson-Hahn  1
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A Public Health‒Community Partnership to Address Lead Poisoning in King County, Washington

Diego de Acosta et al. Am J Public Health. 2025 Feb.

Abstract

To strengthen lead poisoning prevention efforts among Afghan children, King County, Washington's Hazardous Waste Management Program partnered with Afghan Health Initiative, a community-based organization. The partnership arranged culturally tailored home visits and follow-ups, in which a health environment investigator and a community health advocate identified lead exposure risks and offered parents guidance. The involvement of an Afghan-led organization significantly increased community responsiveness and case management opportunities, demonstrating how public health‒community collaborations can address health challenges disproportionately affecting refugees and immigrants. (Am J Public Health. 2025;115(2):142-145. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307905).

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