POLITICAL AND COMMUNITY LEADERS COME TOGETHER FOR ST. LOUIS' LEAD SAFE PROGRAM

Homeowner Rebecca Qualls talks about the successful removal of lead from her home with Children's Health Forum Co-Chair Secretary Jack Kemp (L) and Children's Health Forum Founder and Chair Dr. Benjamin Hooks in St. Louis on May 8, 2006. The Children's Health Forum is devoted to eradicating childhood diseases that are preventable through outreach and education that disproportionately impact poor and minority communities. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)