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    Maryland Department of Health
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    State, partners host National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week event Monday
     
     
    Who:               Maryland Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford
    Dr. Howard Haft, Deputy Secretary, Md. Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene
    Ben Grumbles, Secretary, Md. Dept. of the Environment
    Ken Holt, Secretary, Md. Dept. of Housing and Community Development
    Faye Royale-Larkins, RN., MPH, CEO, Total Health Care
                             Ruth Ann Norton, President and CEO, Green and Healthy Homes Initiative
    Dr. Leana Wen, Commissioner, Baltimore City Health Department
    Dr. Gregory Branch, Health Officer, Baltimore County Health Department and
                            President, Maryland Association of County Health Officers
    Tameka Witherspoon, Parent
                             Carol Payne, Regional Representative, U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban
                                        Development
     
    What:             “Lead Has No Boundaries” National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Kick-Off Event
     
    When:             11:30 a.m., October 26, 2015
     
    Where:           Total Health Care, 1501 Division Street, Baltimore MD  
     
     
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    The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is the state government agency that protects Maryland’s public health and also works to help Marylanders make better health decisions for better health outcomes. Stay connected: www.twitter.com/MarylandDHMH and www.facebook.com/MarylandDHMH.