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Recent layoffs stop CDC from helping with lead contamination at Milwaukee schools
Officials for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention denied Milwaukee Public Schools officials' request for help with ...
Layoffs and funding delays could slow fight against lead, experts say
Up to half a million children in the United States suffer from dangerous levels of lead contamination, according to the CDC.
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'A pretty stark moment for us,' Milwaukee health officials denied federal assistance in ongoing lead crisis
Milwaukee health and school officials are dealing with a major blow in their ongoing lead paint crisis. The Milwaukee Health ...
CDC denies Milwaukee’s request for help with unsafe lead levels in public schools
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has denied a request from Milwaukee’s public health department for ...
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CDC can't help MPS and Milwaukee Health Department with lead crisis
The city of Milwaukee Health Department requested the CDC's help March 26 with the investigation of lead exposure in ...
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CDC can't help MPS and Milwaukee Health Department with lead crisis
"My entire division was eliminated today," a CDC ... Kennedy Jr. said April 3 when asked about the cutting of the CDC’s lead poisoning prevention and surveillance branch. He also said that ...
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Staff working on childhood lead exposure and cancer clusters fired from CDC
Staff members who fought childhood lead exposure and those who worked on cancer clusters were among those who were fired from ...
U.S. CDC cuts will cost lives, experts warn
The cuts have eliminated or severely reduced programs addressing HIV prevention, occupational safety, cancer clusters, asthma, tobacco use, violence prevention, lead poisoning, reproductive health, ...