Item 417/2024
Final
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
To:
Lisa L. Kim From: Teresa Pomeroy
Dept:
City Manager Dept: City Clerk
Date: 10/8/2024
Subject: Adoption of a Proclamation declaring October 20 to October 26, 2024 as National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. (Action Item)
OBJECTIVE
For the City Council to adopt a Proclamation recognizing October 20 -26, 2024, as National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The City of Garden Grove City Council has been recognizing Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week since 2015 and has adopted proclamations annually since 2019 in support of the Orange County Health Department’s ef forts to bring community awareness that exposure to lead can result in serious developmental problems affecting children. This year, National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is October 20-26. As noted by the Environmental Protection Agency, NLPPW is a call to bring together individuals, organizations, industry, and Tribal, state, and local governments to reduce childhood exposure to lead by increasing lead poisoning prevention awareness. NLPPW highlights ways parents, caregivers, and communities can reduce children's exposure to lead and prevent its harmful health effects. October is also Children’s Health Month, a time to raise awareness about children’s environmental health, including the dangers and potential health impacts of lead.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no financial impact.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
Adopt a Proclamation recognizing October 20-26, 2024, as National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week.
ATTACHMENT
Proclamation