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An Evaluation of the Baltimore Community Lead Education and Reduction Corps (CLEARCorps) Program

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  • Jonathan P. Duckart

    (The Shriver Center)

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This evaluation examines the effectiveness of the Baltimore Community Lead Education and Reduction Corps (CLEARCorps) program in reducing lead dust levels in low-income urban housing in Baltimore, Maryland, through minor lead-reduction activities and tenant lead pocsoning prevention education. Lead dust data collected before and after lead-reduction activities show statistically significant mean declines for floors, window sills, and window wells. Limited data using sign tests also show that follow-up lead dust levels collected 6 months after the CLEARCorps intervention were significantly lower than preintervention lead levels. Al though there are many important limitations of this analysis, the findings suggest that in-place management may be an effective method in reducing childhood lead poisoning in high-risk areas.

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  • Jonathan P. Duckart, 1998. "An Evaluation of the Baltimore Community Lead Education and Reduction Corps (CLEARCorps) Program," Evaluation Review, , vol. 22(3), pages 373-402, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:evarev:v:22:y:1998:i:3:p:373-402
    DOI: 10.1177/0193841X9802200303
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