HHS Region 3
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County Lead Safe Team
Pittsburgh, PA
2024 – 2026
NLAPH - Lead Free Communities
Overview
This team will develop and implement tools that help to improve of efficiency and effectiveness of working together on the common goals of increasing childhood blood lead testing rates, improve enrollment in supportive services, and increase education and awareness among communities and healthcare practitioners.
Team members
Chavaysha Chaney (Team Coordinator)
Women for a Healthy Environment
Mounika Abbareddy
Women for a Healthy Environment
Lindsay Fraser
Women for a Healthy Environment
Documents
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Philadelphia, PA
Cohort 12 - 2023
NLAPH - Lead Free Communities
Overview
This project will build on our previous endeavors, including close collaboration with community groups and partners in the targeted zip codes to create a community-specific strategic plan to address blood lead screening and lead hazard exposure. The Lead and Health Homes Program will provide virtual home visits, where education and home hazards assessments will be provided. Community level education will be provided for childcare staff in the target zip codes.
Team members
Palak Raval-Nelson (Team Coordinator)
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Dawn Kiesewetter
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Stephen Belo
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Alejandro Barreto
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Documents
Pennsylvania Health, Aging, and Academia
Harrisburg, PA
Cohort 10 - 2021
NLAPH
Overview
The team will build a comprehensive statewide, evidence-based program that meets the needs of the diverse senior population by addressing social isolation in Pennsylvania.
This project plans to build capacity to serve older adults statewide by using technology, telephone reassurance, university partnerships, and person-centered counseling.
Team members
Brain Lentes
Pennsylvania Department of Health
David Saunders
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Geoffrey Roche
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Stephanie Cole
Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Eat Play Breathe York [Hope Street Garden and Learning Lap - A Model for Community Health]
York, PA
Cohort 3 - 2014
NLAPH
Overview
This project focuses on increasing the consumption of fresh produce in neighborhoods through the creation of a corner store collaboration which will get fresh produce to families. The team also will be developing a toolkit that can be replicated for schools and other cities.
Team members
Barbara Kovacs
York City Bureau of Health
Cori Strathmeyer
YMCA of York and York County
Kevin Alvarnaz
WellSpan Health
Anne Clark
Lincoln Charter School