Central and Eastern New York Lead Poisoning Resource Center.

Syracuse, New York has one of the highest rates of childhood lead poisoning in the country. According to 2021 Onondaga County Health Department data, 10% of children in the city had elevated levels of lead in their blood.

Syracuse’s Lead Poisoning crisis affects the health of as many as one-in-ten children. It also has costs to society, in increased crime, teen pregnancy,…