PMID: 3319970Jan 1, 1987Paper

Health education, public policy and disease prevention: a case history of the New York City Coalition to End Lead Poisoning

Health Education Quarterly
N Freudenberg, Maxine Golub

Abstract

How can health educators influence public policy so as to increase the resources for disease prevention? The following case history of the New York City Coalition to End Lead Poisoning (NYCCELP) describes how an advocacy group sought to educate parents, health workers and policy makers about a major urban health problem. Using health education techniques such as small group meetings, mass media coverage and community organizing, NYCCELP hoped to persuade city agencies to enforce more systematically existing laws for the prevention of lead poisoning and to allocate more resources for screening and education. By defining the problem of lead poisoning broadly, the Coalition was able to attract diverse constituencies including housing organizations, public health advocacy groups, public interest lawyers, elected officials and children's rights groups. In part as a result of NYCCELP's efforts, the city government has screened more children for lead poisoning, hired additional health educators, enforced relevant sections of the housing code more often, and allocated new resources for lead poisoning control.

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