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Title	Lead Tester Kit
Description	The Mothers of East Los Angeles (MELA) started in 1985 when a group of women organized to fight a proposal for the construction of a new state prison in their neighborhood. Their efforts were successful and the group gained national recognition. The Mothers have become known for their advocacy and activism on behalf of issues that include protecting the environment, lead-poison awareness, water conservation, graffiti abatement and various other social issues. The Mothers joined with other Community Based Organizations (CBO) to help educate families about the sources of and dangers of lead poisoning. The Lead Poison Awareness Program was sponsored by the County of Los Angeles Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) and the Department of Health Services. The Mothers hired high school students to go door to door in areas of East Los Angeles to distribute lead testing kits and referral information of where children could get screened for lead poisoning. As part of the program, the various CBOs could receive reimbursements for each child that was referred and screened for lead poisoning at a local health clinic. 5 in. x 5.5 in.
Subject	Lead abatement Lead poisoning Madres del Este de Los Angeles Mothers of East Los Angeles
Keywords	County of Los Angeles Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Location	East Los Angeles (Calif.)
Date	1996
Photographer/Author	Mothers of East Los Angeles (Madres del Este de Los Angeles)
Donors and Others	Mothers of East Los Angeles (Juana Beatríz Gutiérrez Donation)
Media	Kit (set)
Media Measurement	12.7 cm. x 14 cm.
Identifier	melams003.jpg
Language	eng
Type	image
Format	image/jpeg
Repository Name	California State University, Northridge. Oviatt Library. Urban Archives Center
Collection	Mothers of East Los Angeles (Madres del Este de Los Angeles) Papers
Repository Number	04-02
Finding Aid	in progress
Rights	Educational uses permitted under Copyright fair use. Written permission for publication and commerical uses must be granted by the Oviatt Library, Urban Archives Center. http//library.csun.edu/spcoll/urban_archives/hpuac.html
Project Name	Latino Cultural Heritage Digital Archives
Data Digitized	2004-11-03

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