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Click here to learn more about the book, "Making a Difference at the Tar Creek Superfund Site"
Making a Difference at the Tar Creek Superfund Site: Community Efforts to Reduce Risk is a book that we hope will inspire other
communities facing
environmental injustices.
It comes with a DVD featuring a new film Progress at Tar
Creek and two films of youth efforts through service learning.
The first printing
was made possible through a grant from
the National Institutes
of Environmental
Health Sciences.  

Thank you for sharing
our vision to make a difference.
There is still more to be done.  LEAD Agency will accept donations
to reproduce additonal
copies and to allow for postage.

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Shall We Gather
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River Documentary
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The Creek Runs Red
Creek Runs Red
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Read about the new
documentary film,
"Tar Creek," by Vinita
native Matt Myers that premiered 8-13-09. The film
was featured during the
annual Tar Creek
Conference and was shown
9-23-09 at the Coleman
Theatre Beautiful in Miami.
 
Did you know October 2010 is Oklahoma Lead Poisoning Prevention month?
 
 

In a proclamation signed by Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry on September 16, 2010 the state has proclaimed October Lead Poisoning Prevention Month. View Governor Henry's Proclamation here.
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The posters below were drawn by area students to promote awareness of the importance of being lead-free:

 
 
Image of poster stating, "Cleanliness is the key to being lead free" and rollover image with message "With the cleanup of mine waste children may face new exposures to lead unless prevention is stressed."
Poster Art by Amber Morris
Image of poster with message, "He-man germ-by the power of soap you have the power to wash your hands!" and rollover image with message, "Many of our children continue to be exposed to lead, some more than others."
Poster Art by Tom Montgomery
 
     
 
Image of poster with text, "Don't be a "Dirty Gertie"! Wash your hands! LEAD FREE and rollover image with text, "Parents are reminded to have their children six years and under tested for lead."
Poster Art by Cassandra Spunauge
Image of poster with text, "Hand washing is the key to being lead free" and rollover image with text, "According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), lead poisoning is a leading environmental health hazard to children in the United States."
Poster Art by Galela Kirkland
  
 
 
 
Image of poster with text, "Health, Life, Purity (from washing hands) and Sickness, germs and lead poisoning (going down the drain) and rollover image of text, "CDC estimates that 200,000 preschool children in the United States have harmful levels of lead in their blood."
Poster Art by Hannah Swan
Image of poster with text, "No need to fear. . . Super Soap is Here! Don't forget to wash your hands." and rollover image with text, "Lead poisoning may cause serious, long-term harm to children, including reduced intelligence and attention span, behavioral problems, learning disabilities, and impaired growth."
Poster Art by Hayden Palmer
  
 
 
 
Image of poster with text, "Stay Germ Free! Wash your hands! (and drawing of lead in hand)" and rollover image with text, "The Tar Creek Superfund Site is recognized as one of the highest ranking Superfund Sites in the country due primarily to the high incidence of elevated blood lead levels."
Poster Art by Jaylan Combes
Image of poster with text, "Washing your hands prevents lead poisoning." and rollover image with text, "Around the nation children may be poisoned by lead in water, soil, housing, or consumable products and are most often poisoned in their homes."
Poster Art by Mary Barnes
  
 
 
 
Image with text, "Don't be an air head! Wash away the Lead!" and rollover image with text, "Lead poisoning crosses all barriers of race, income, and geography."
Poster Art by Miranda Estes
Image with text, "Frown = dirty, Smile = clean", and rollover image of text, "Once the damage takes place, it’s permanent. Taking lead out of a child’s environment can lower blood-lead levels and reduce the risk of further harm but cannot reverse the harm that has already taken place."
Poster Art by Skyla Jenkins
  
 
 
 
Image of poster with text, "Get the lead out. Soap!! Let's run", and rollover image with text, "Young children, ages 6 months to 6 years are at the greatest risk of being exposed to lead due to hand-to-mouth behaviors."
Poster Art by Wendy Perdome
Image with text, "In the US about 900,000 children ages 1 to 5 have a blood-lead level about the level of concern. Don't let your child be another statistic. Support the cleanup of Tar Creek", and rollover image with text, "Your children may even suffer from lead poisoning if you bring lead home on your work clothes or shoes."
Poster Art by Kelli Jones
  
     
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We, at LEAD Agency, truly appreciate all of the Governor’s efforts to protect children at Tar Creek. Through his leadership, families with children six and under were moved out of the epicenter of the Tar Creek Superfund Site. His proclamation recognizes the need to continue to do everything possible to protect our future, our children.

 
  Prevent Lead Poisoning. Get your home tested. Get your child tested. Get the facts! Click here… 
CDC's Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Toolkit has resources like posters, public service announcements, logos, etc. Click here for these free tools which can help advocates and programs to spread the word that childhood lead poisoning can be eliminated.		  
     
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Click here to visit filmmaker's website about "The Creek Runs Red" Click here to visit filmmaker's website about "Shall We Gather at the River" Click here to read about the new documentary film, "Tar Creek" by Vinita native, Matt Myers Click here to learn more about the book, "Making a Difference at the Tar Creek Superfund Site: Community Efforts to Reduce Risk" Click here to visit the website for Harvard Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Click here to learn about the Community Outreach and Translation Core (COTC) of the Harvard Center for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Click her to visit the Waterkeeper Alliance webiste Click here to visit website regarding the book, "Going Blue", a teen guide to saving our oceans, lakes, rivers, & wetlands by Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A., Philippe Cousteau, and EarthEcho International