lead poisoning

EPA cracks down on lead dust. Advocates say more is needed to help children already exposed

Rebecca Thiele

Oct. 20-26 is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. The EPA encourages parents to get their children tested for lead — which is generally recommended between the ages of 1 and 2.

Maryori Duarte-Sheffield, a health educator for the Marion County Public Health Department holds up lead exposure resources at an immigration fair.

How is lead education affected by language barriers?

Violet Comber-Wilen

Lead exposure can lead to long-term consequences for children, especially if not caught and treated quickly. Outreach on the risks of lead often falls to health departments, but what happens when there is a language barrier?

Lead paint from homes built before 1980 is one of the most common sources of lead exposure for kids.

Testing for lead in kids' bones reveals evidence of long-term damage a blood test might miss

Rebecca Thiele

Lead paint from homes built before 1980 is one of the most common sources of lead exposure for kids.

Lawmakers passed a $1 billion tax cut package in 2022. But Hoosiers won’t start to see the bulk of those cuts until January 2023.

Some new Indiana laws' effects come after July 1, including income tax cut

Brandon Smith

Most new laws passed by the Indiana General Assembly take effect July 1, but there are always a few that take a little longer.