Insights into the Slow Uptake of Residential Lead Paint Remediation Funds: A Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Case Study
| Autor: | Margaret Cherney, Kylie Givler, Madeline Kuon, Nicholas Shupin, Susan Baldrige, Harriet Okatch, Sarabeth Erdman, Emma Fitzelle-Jones, Najeda Regis |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Financial Management
Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis social media Psychological intervention lcsh:Medicine Affect (psychology) childhood lead poisoning Lead poisoning Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Paint medicine blind trust Humans Social media 030212 general & internal medicine Cities Child residential lead paint remediation Lancaster PA Lead paint 030505 public health business.industry lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health knowledge levels Environmental Exposure Public relations Pennsylvania medicine.disease Lead Poisoning HUD grant Lead Federal funds Personal experience Business 0305 other medical science Blind trust |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 652, p 652 (2021) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 2 |
| ISSN: | 1661-7827 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | Lead poisoning is a preventable condition that continues to affect thousands of children each year. Given that local governments and municipalities are eligible to apply for federal funds to perform lead remediation in low-income family homes, we sought to understand how lead poisoning knowledge levels may affect the uptake of these funds. We recruited and conducted 28 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with community members from Lancaster County in the state of Pennsylvania in the USA. We audio-recorded and transcribed each interview, and analyzed each transcript for salient themes. The interviewed participants displayed a varying degree of knowledge about lead and lead poisoning. Most of the participants were unaware of the lead paint remediation funds. Participants learned about lead from various sources, such as social media, and personal experiences with lead poisoning appeared to enhance knowledge. Some participants assumed lead poisoning prevention would be addressed by other stakeholders if necessary, including healthcare professionals and landlords. The results of this study suggest that in order to increase the timely uptake of the remediation funds, community-based organizations should design interventions that aim to increase awareness and knowledge about lead poisoning and lead poisoning prevention. These interventions should be tailored for different audiences including community members, healthcare professionals, and landlords. |
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