Lead Poisoning Prevention with Josie Watson

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About this workshop:

Learn how to protect your family from Lead Poisoning. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, "Lead-based paint is still present in millions of homes, normally under layers of newer paint...Deteriorating lead-based paint (peeling, chipping, chalking, cracking, damaged, or damp) is a hazard and needs immediate attention." Young children are particularly susceptible to lead poisoning, and scientists are still uncovering the long lasting effects of lead poisoning in children. In this workshop, an EPA certified lead renovator will walk us through the steps needed to protect your family and small children from lead poisoning while renovating your older home.

This workshop is a partnership with People Working Cooperatively's Whole Home Innovation Center!

People Working Cooperatively’s Whole Home Innovation Center extends PWC’s mission to keep families safe and healthy at home by exploring the important connections between housing and health. The vast majority of childhood lead poisoning occurs at home, and addressing lead in housing is one of the best ways to help children live healthier lead-free lives. Aaron Grant is a licensed lead risk assessor and has been working in the field of lead poisoning prevention for nearly 15 years, helping families in southwest Ohio reduce their risk of lead exposure through primary prevention strategies like education, home inspections and lead safe home repairs, as well as providing lead abatement in homes where lead hazards have been identified.

About the teacher:

Josie Watson (she/her) lives in East Westwood with her family. She has a background in Biology and Early Childhood Education, which prepared her well for her journey into working with lead poisoned kiddos, lead-safe home renovation, and ultimately lead poisoning prevention. In 2022 she quickly went from being in complete denial that lead could ever affect her family, to being the mother of a lead poisoned toddler. In the course of having their 1911 home abated for lead, she researched lead safety extensively and eventually became an EPA certified lead renovator. Josie is passionate about empowering parents to keep their kids safe.

About Do It Yourself Darlin Workshops:

Do It Yourself Darlin (DIYD) hosts educational, hands-on home repair workshops for new and veteran homeowners, renters, and everyone in between. The program aims to empower anyone and everyone to feel comfortable and confident understanding the components that make up a house while learning home repair and tool use skills along the way. All of DIYD‘s workshops are geared toward beginners, pay-what-you-can, taught by local Cincinnati craftspeople, and open to everyone ages 16 and up.

DIYD is a program of the non-profit CDC Price Hill Will. DIYD’s programming is made possible through grant funding, sponsorships, donations, and workshop ticket sales.

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