BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The City of Battle Creek will received $1.5 million from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to expand residential lead hazard control services to eligible households with a Medicaid-enrolled resident.
State officials say the money, part of $7 million awarded to seven target areas in the state, will allow for lead inspection, risk assessment and/or elevated blood lead investigation activities to determine the presence of lead hazards; permanent removal, enclosure or encapsulation of lead-based paint and lead dust hazards for eligible residences, removal or covering of soil lead hazards up to eligible residence property lines; removal of pre-2014 faucets and fixtures deemed to be a lead hazard; and temporary relocation of residents during lead abatement activities.
“Michigan is committed to protecting families from lead exposure by working with communities across the state to reduce or eliminate all sources of lead in the home,” said MDHHS Director Elizabeth Hertel. “Providing Medicaid funding to these communities to address lead hazards helps protect some of our most vulnerable residents.”
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