1. www.nchh.org 5 Year Results: New York State’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Primary Prevention Program Rebecca Morley, Executive Director National Center for Healthy Housing

2. www.nchh.org Background

3. www.nchh.org 2000 U.S. Census Data New York State Nearly 1.7 million children under age six; 476,000 children aged one and two years; Third in the nation for families with children under age five living in poverty; 23% of the population born outside the U.S.; Over 3.3 million homes built before 1950.

4. www.nchh.org The Number and Prevalence of Children with BLLs above 5µg/dL in 2011 in NYS

5. www.nchh.org Prevalence of Childhood Lead Poisoning NYS Primary Prevention Counties 4.8% United States 2.6%

6. www.nchh.org Sources and Societal Impacts lead-based paint & lead- contaminated dust and soil learning disabilities $38,000 over 3 years per child juvenile delinquency financial burden on all taxpayers

7. www.nchh.org Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program - CLPPP New York State, 2007 Identify housing Develop partnerships and community engagement Promote interventions Build lead-safe work practices Identify community resources FIVE GOALS

8. www.nchh.org Primary Prevention Program Grantees by Year of Entrance

9. www.nchh.org NY State CLPPP 8 original pilot locations funded in 2007 YearFunding Amount 2007-2008$3 million 2008-2009$5 million 2009-2010$7.7 million 2010-2011 2012-2013 $10 million 15 grantees operating through 2013

10. www.nchh.org Results

11. www.nchh.org Cumulative Results October 1, 2007 – March 31, 2013 33,542 Units Visited and Inspected 15,685 Units with confirmed or potential lead-based paint hazards 9,614 Units cleared of all hazards 4,855 Units undergoing work to remediate hazards 16,136 Children impacted by the program

12. www.nchh.org Visited Housing Unit Characteristics 88% built before 1940 76% rental units 30% single family homes

13. www.nchh.org Inspections 68% CLPPP Staff 29% “deputized” code enforcement staff 3% “deputized” other agency staff

14. www.nchh.org Enforcement Number of Additional Enforcement Actions Taken

15. www.nchh.org Benefits Average Annual Number of Units Visited and Children Impacted

16. www.nchh.org New York City, Oneida, and Onondaga

17. www.nchh.org New York City 2,124 housing units made lead-safe 2,334 children now living in lead-safe units 1,909 workers trained in lead-safe work practices Program Impact

18. www.nchh.org New York City Greatest Success Effectively using data to target interventions Hazards identified are quickly remediated Strategic partnerships expand reach

19. www.nchh.org 755 housing units made lead-safe 825 children now living in lead-safe units 475 workers trained in lead-safe work practices Oneida Program Impact

20. www.nchh.org Oneida Greatest Success Micro-Targeting Newborns using GIS mapping Property Owner Education

21. www.nchh.org Onondaga Program Impact 872 housing units made lead-safe 1,099 children now living in lead-safe units 602 workers trained in lead-safe work practices

22. www.nchh.org Onondaga Greatest Success 215 individual families were referred 198 children resided in units served Refugee children comprise roughly 13% of the total number of children tested locally Lead Dust Cleaning Demonstration and Education Service to Newly Arrived Refugee Families

23. www.nchh.org Moving Forward

24. www.nchh.org Lessons for Other States Characterize High Risk Housing Set Goals for Compliance Strengthen Collaborations