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Steelton Community Garden
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Steelton Community Garden Brings Fresh Veggies + Connectedness to Families
Community gardens offer not just just food nourishment, but also connection with our neighbors, serenity for our minds, and ways to promote self-sufficiency.
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Community Baby Shower
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Flint Engages Residents in Lead Service Line Replacement
City + CBO staff get creative with events to help Flint address 1,000 declinations in their 'Get the Lead Out' program.
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Middleton Staff by Energy Efficiency Home Upgrade
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Engaging Residential Building Owners in Lead Remediation + Healthy Building Upgrades
Staff in Middleton, WI, launched an innovation program that bundles building improvements, e.g., energy efficiency, ventilation, pest management, weatherization, lead remediation + selection of HVAC equipment.
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Take Action - In Your City
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Better Together to Spur Actions that Win for Children's Health
Kick-off the new year by implementing an initiative already created and piloted by Bright Cities this year.
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get the lead out
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Four Ideas to Help "Get the Lead Out" in your City
It's National Lead Prevention Week. Use these safe food and soil and healthy homes blueprints in your communities!
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Kid
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Why Reducing Neurotoxic Exposures Must Be On Your To-Do List
The combined current exposure levels of pesticides, mercury, and lead, cause IQ losses amounting to around $120 billion annually—or ~3% of the annual US federal budget.
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Why Zero-Emission Vehicles are Good for Early Childhood Development
Transportation pollution is a leading source of air and climate pollution in the United States, meaning that the road to clean air must include zero-emission vehicles.
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baby mountains
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Apply for $25K Grant Funding by Sept 30
Four $25K pilot grants are available to build momentum in your city for positive change while laying the groundwork for larger federal funding.
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earth
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Become “Caregivers of Mother Earth” to Reduce Neurotoxicants and Partner with Like-Minded Cities
We aim to reduce pesticide use that can impact the health of all the kids in our lives and share how to reduce our everyday exposure to toxicants.
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Environmentally Preferable Procurement
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Equitable, Nontoxic, and Climate-Friendly Procurement Progress in Cities
All of these materials are available online to download and tailor to best fit any city’s needs.
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