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Public health and law collaboration: The Philadelphia lead court study

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  • Campbell, C.
  • Gracely, E.
  • Pan, S.
  • Cummings, C.
  • Palermo, P.
  • Gould, G.

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Objectives. We determined whether Philadelphia Lead Court is effective in enforcing lead hazard remediation in the homes of children with elevated blood lead levels. Methods. We created a deidentified data set for properties with an initial failed home inspection (IFHI) for lead hazards from January 1, 1998, through December 31, 2008, and compared compliance rates within the first year and time to compliance for lead hazard remediation between 1998 and 2002 (precourt period) and between 2003 and 2008 (court period). We evaluated predictors of time to compliance. Results. Within 1 year of the IFHI, 6.6% of the precourt and 76.8% of the court cases achieved compliance (P

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  • Campbell, C. & Gracely, E. & Pan, S. & Cummings, C. & Palermo, P. & Gould, G., 2013. "Public health and law collaboration: The Philadelphia lead court study," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 103(7), pages 1271-1277.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2012.301076_6
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301076
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    1. Carla Campbell & Rachael Greenberg & Deepa Mankikar & Ronald D. Ross, 2016. "A Case Study of Environmental Injustice: The Failure in Flint," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-11, September.

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