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a little boy drinks at a water fountain that appears to be in the hallway of a school. Children are particularly vulnerable to lead exposure, and they can get it through drinking contaminated water.
Posted inChildren's Health

Lawmaker will again attempt to get lead out of water in schools, daycare centers

by Greg Barnes January 24, 2019January 23, 2019

By Greg Barnes Parents of students at Red Oak Elementary School in Nash County were never notified after federal officials found excessive levels of lead in the school’s water in July 2015. Instead, school administrators posted a notice on a brick wall in the school’s kitchen. Under state law, it was the only notification they […]

Many older water faucet units contain fittings with brass, which contains up to 8 percent lead, or leaded solder in the copper piping, both of which can leach lead into the water.
Posted inChildren's Health, Environmental Health, Featured, Public Health

Schoolhouse Lead Costs Districts, While State Hangs Back

by Rose Hoban September 8, 2016September 8, 2016
image of money and tax forms
Posted inChronic Disease, Consumer News, Disabilities, Featured, Long Term Care, Medicare, State Health Policy

Medical Tax Exemption Gets Restored in House Budget

by Editor May 19, 2015May 19, 2015

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