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39 Clearinghouse Rev. 1 (2005-2006)

handle is hein.journals/clear39 and id is 1 raw text is: Co ntents About This Issue ................................. Inside Front Covel ARTICLES: Poisoned by Poverty: A Call to Improve Health Outcomes for Low-Income and Minority Children ................................ 4 By Marcheta Lee Gillam, Steven Fischbach, and Ralph Scott Often exposed to environmental toxicants in their homes, schools, and communities, children are generally more susceptible to harm from such exposure than adults. Lawyers in legal services can protect children and their families from toxic exposure, particularly the more frequent and more severe ones occurring in low-income and minority commu- nities. They can advocate precautionary approaches toward environmental risks and meaningful community involvement in decision making that affects the health of chil- dren. The National Environmental PolicyAct and the Civil Bights Act of 1964 are key laws for children's environmental health and environmental justice issues. School Location Matters: Preventing School-Siting Disasters ........... 13 By Steven Fischbach, Lois Marie Gibbs, and Stacey Gonzalez Siting new schools on cheap, polluted land is tempting to many cash-strapped school districts, particularly districts serving largely low-income and minority children, but the ultimate cost to children's health and the public fisc is great. Few states have adequate laws to prevent districts from siting schools on or near environmental haz- ards, or adequate mechanisms for public participation in school-siting decisions. Nonetheless, through early intervention in school construction planning, legislative advocacy, and, where necessary, litigation, legal aid advocates can help prevent poor school-siting decisions or minimize their harmful effect on children's health. Strategies to Improve Medicaid Screening and Treatment for Lead Poisoning ................................... 26 By Anne M. Wengrovitz and Manjusha P. Kulkarni A current policy of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requires all state Medicaid programs to conduct blood lead tests for all young children as part of the Early Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment program, and national data show that Medicaid children are at increased risk of lead exposure. Still, some states seek permis- sion to implement selective screening. Creative advocacy is needed to ensure that state Medicaid programs meet the needs of Medicaid children at risk of lead poisoning. 02005 by Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law All rights reserved. ISSN 0009-868X. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Iprinnhniip RFVIFW lournal of Poverty Law and Policy * May-June 2005

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