So, what is lead?

Landscape of a field with a pile a dirt

Lead is a toxic metal that is naturally not found in the human body but is commonly used in our surrounding infrastructure. Lead has been used in buildings, water pipes, paint, gasoline, roads, and even in toys. Lead is a neurotoxin that’s harmful to humans: There is no safe level of lead exposure Lead poisoning […]

Speak out to Get the Lead Out

Michelle at a press conference in front of the City of Pittsburgh Council Chambers

Advocacy in Action. Advocacy is a critical piece of the work we do here at Women for a Healthy Environment. Yesterday our executive director, Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis, delivered public comments at a press release with Deb Gross, Pittsburgh City Council District 7. She joined other environmental organization such as: PennEnvironment, the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, Allegheny […]

Community-focused and Engaged

” Lead exposure is a problem that has a solution “ Lead Safe Allegheny is a coalition with over sixty members representing various diverse sectors. Two of its founding members, Karen Hacker (Medical Director, Allegheny County Health Department) and our Executive Director Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis, wrote the following Op-Ed to further increase awareness and participation in […]

Every Child Deserves a Lead-Free School

There are 500 school districts across the state of Pennsylvania serving over 1.7 million school-aged children. By law, we require children to go to school, thus we must make every effort to ensure that their learning environments are safe, healthy, and conducive to learning. There are many complex issues our schools are facing head-on. Preventing […]