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Nursing’s Peg DiMarco, Marilyn Lotas discuss lead risk for Cleveland children

Cleveland kids face elevated lead risk, Case Western Reserve is trying to change that

Cleveland 19 NewsPeg DiMarco and Marilyn “Lynn” Lotas, associate professors of nursing, discussed the need to test Cleveland children for lead and a new pilot program to increase screening. The program, supported by a grant from the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation, is a collaboration among the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, the City of Cleveland Department of Public Health and the MetroHealth School Health Program.