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Prevention/Education

The program seeks to raise public awareness of the problems of lead poisoning and iron deficiency anemia and to offer information on how to protect one's family from lead exposure. The campaign to raise public awareness will involve the use of media (talk shows on radio and television), leaflets, placing advertisements in newspapers, offering lectures at schools and at community meetings, and distributing educational materials (pamphlets and brochures) at the sites. The materials offer healthful tips on what to do to lower or even eliminate exposure to lead in a child's environment. The main target for education are parents. They have more control over the actions and habits of their children than anyone else does. All doctors and hospitals in cities would be notified of the availability of the lead testing machines and treatment.

The prevention efforts will include making available to the public hard data on the subject of lead poisoning and anemia, not only on a global scale but also with respect to the local communities, as such data becomes available from the Foundation's screening and treatment program. Information gathered will be consistent with the suggested questionnaire provided by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), as adapted for the local environment. Data collection would be part of the Foundation's screening, treatment and education program. The data is likely to particularly benefit the research endeavors of the medical community.