An Evaluation of the Baltimore Community Lead Education and Reduction Corps (CLEARCorps) Program

Jonathan P. Duckart
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Jonathan P. Duckart: The Shriver Center

Evaluation Review, 1998, vol. 22, issue 3, 373-402

Abstract: This evaluation examines the effectiveness of the Baltimore Community Lead Education and Reduction Corps (CLEARCorps) program in reducing lead dust levels in low-income urban housing in Baltimore, Maryland, through minor lead-reduction activities and tenant lead pocsoning prevention education. Lead dust data collected before and after lead-reduction activities show statistically significant mean declines for floors, window sills, and window wells. Limited data using sign tests also show that follow-up lead dust levels collected 6 months after the CLEARCorps intervention were significantly lower than preintervention lead levels. Al though there are many important limitations of this analysis, the findings suggest that in-place management may be an effective method in reducing childhood lead poisoning in high-risk areas.

Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1177/0193841X9802200303

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