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Education and awareness play important roles in advancing prevention by strengthening community understanding, increasing publicity, developing public support, and creating an atmosphere more conducive to the changes needed to advance prevention. A number of jurisdictions have been making great strides in these areas by utilizing some ingenious, new methods.
Analyze and Publicize Data to Facilitate Improved Policies Create a "Demonstration Home" to Educate Policy Makers and the Public Create and Use Multi-Stakeholder Assessments and Reports to Advocate for Prevention Engage Rental Property Owners on Lead Safety, Disclosure, and Other Responsibilities Expand Lead Safety Education to New and Expectant Parents Integrate Lead Poisoning Prevention Education into Physician Education Curricula Organize "Toxic Tours" for Policy Makers Publicize Problem Rental Property Owners Publicize Restrictions on Unsafe Remodeling and Renovation Use Data from Community Home Hazard Investigations to Advocate for Policy Solutions Use Investigative Journalism to Reveal Dimensions of the Problem and Policy Shortcomings
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