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Grassroots action.
HEJ is a non-profit organization that grew from the Medical Waste Incinerator Group (MWIG). MWIG, a group formed in 1999 by doctors, medical students and community members, successfully ended medical waste incineration in St. Louis. In 2003, MWIG became HEJ and turned its focus to childhood lead poisoning. St. Louis has a lead poisoning crisis. In 2000-2002, one in three African American children were lead poisoned in St. Louis. In some areas such as Fairgrounds Neighborhood half of the children were poisoned. In St. Louis City, 1 in 4 children were poisoned. In recent years the situation has improved but St. Louis children are still poisoned at a rate about seven times the national average. HEJ-St. Louis is working to end childhood lead poisoning once and for all through demanding accountability from St. Louis leaders, educating the community, and empowering people.
HEJ is a non-profit organization that grew from the Medical Waste Incinerator Group (MWIG). MWIG, a group formed in 1999 by doctors, medical students and community members, successfully ended medical waste incineration in St. Louis. In 2003, MWIG became HEJ and turned its focus to childhood lead poisoning.
St. Louis has a lead poisoning crisis. In 2000-2002, one in three African American children were lead poisoned in St. Louis. In some areas such as Fairgrounds Neighborhood half of the children were poisoned. In St. Louis City, 1 in 4 children were poisoned. In recent years the situation has improved but St. Louis children are still poisoned at a rate about seven times the national average. HEJ-St. Louis is working to end childhood lead poisoning once and for all through demanding accountability from St. Louis leaders, educating the community, and empowering people.
Health and Environmental Justice - St. Louis
"They're going to give their power away when we take their power away." John Edwards
by TomP on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 09:54:58 AM PDT
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in DoJ's successful action in the Love Canal case running for US Senator from Oregon now, Steve Novick. That alone would make him a head and shoulders better choice than our current bushie, Gordon Smith. Add Gordo's current nickname here, 'Salmonkiller' Smith, and... well, you get the picture.
Conservatism is a function of age - Rousseau I've been 19 longer'n you've been alive - me
by watercarrier4diogenes on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 05:09:27 PM PDT
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