Letters to the Editor

From Crystal D. Owensby, M.S., CHES

Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 12:45 AM To: <The LEAD Group Inc>

Subject: Re: [Leadnet] Twenty Years of LEAD Campaigning - The LEAD Group 20 years on

Elizabeth:

Although we have never met, I wanted to congratulate you on your efforts to prevent lead poisoning for the past 20 years. I always find your Leadnet posts insightful and they provide a global perspective of the importance of the work from: Crystal Owensby

that I and our colleagues do each and every day.  I have been working in the field of childhood lead poisoning prevention for the past 10 years.  It is so multi-faceted and such a complicated issue to address.

It really takes many professional disciplines and community activists to create and sustain the substantial changes we both have witnessed.

Again, thank you for your posts and congratulations to Australia for having such a dedicated soul as yourself working to create healthier homes and communities!

Crystal

Crystal D. Owensby, M.S., CHES

Public Health Consultant, Health Education

New Jersey Dept. of Health and Senior Services

Div of Family Health Services

Child and Adolescent Health Program

Trenton, New Jersey

From Richard Rabin

Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 6:14 AM To: <The LEAD Group Inc>

Subject: Re: [ABLES] Twenty Years of LEAD Campaigning - The LEAD Group 20 years on

Congratulations. Keep up the good work!

Rick Rabin

Lead Registry Coordinator

Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety

Department of Labor (DOL)

[Editor’s note: Richard Rabin has been the coordinator of the Occupational Lead Poisoning Registry at the Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety since 1990. In that position he makes presentations on lead poisoning to physicians and workers and conducts workplace inspections. He also conducts indoor air quality investigations. Previously, he worked at the Boston Childhood Lead Poisoning Program as a grant writer, outreach worker and researcher. Richard has also produced the “Child Lead Poisoning and the Lead Industry” or "Sue Lead Industry" website at www.sueleadindustry.homestead.com - which documents lead paint litigation in the USA and the history of the lead pigment industry's knowledge about lead and its hazards.]