US EditionCDC denies Milwaukee’s request for help with unsafe lead levels in public schools
- The CDC denied Milwaukee's request for help with toxic lead levels in public schools due to recent cuts to its Lead Program, according to Aaron Bernstein.
- Milwaukee's public health officials had been working with the CDC for two months before receiving the denial, noted by Milwaukee's health commissioner, Dr. Michael Totoraitis.
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. acknowledged that some positions should not have been cut and indicated that certain programs might be reinstated.
- Despite setbacks, the Milwaukee Health Department remains committed to addressing lead contamination locally, according to spokesperson Caroline Reinwald.
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Milwaukee jolted by CDC lead prevention team cuts as MPS schools remain closed • Wisconsin Examiner
Milwaukee Health Commissioner Dr. Mike Totoraitis. (Photo by Isiah Holmes/Wisconsin Examiner)Federal layoffs have hampered the city of Milwaukee’s ability to respond to growing concerns about lead contamination in Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) denied the city’s requests for assistance after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cut the agency’s response team, which would …
Milwaukee jolted by CDC lead prevention team cuts as MPS schools remain closed
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Milwaukee scrambles after CDC pulls out of school lead cleanup efforts
MILWAUKEE– The Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) is facing growing pressure as it works to contain a lead contamination crisis in several Milwaukee Public Schools- now without the help of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MHD Commissioner Dr. Michael Totoraitis revealed on April 3, during a live appearance on Wisconsin’s Midday News, that his department had only recently learned-via email- that the CDC would no longer be assi…
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