Toledo Lead Resource Center

05/26/2026

Gloria Smith is a member of the Board Directors for the Toledo Lead Resource Center. Her passion and purpose in her role on our board and at the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department helps guide families in our community towards a lead safe future. This community is better, because we have leaders like Gloria to work alongside for the greater good of our community.

“No level of lead is safe in a child’s body. No level.” As a Lead Case Manager at the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, Gloria Smith has seen how quickly lead poisoning can occur and how challenging it is for families.

Every day, she works with families whose children have tested positive for lead, addressing an issue that affects around 3,400 children in Lucas County. Her team of lead investigators identifies the source of lead in homes through interviews and risk assessments.

If you believe your home may have lead, Contact a local lead inspector about testing paint and dust in your home and talk with your child’s doctor about a simple blood lead test. Find a link to local inspectors in the comments.

05/26/2026

It’s that time of year! Everyone in the neighborhood is preparing their gardens for a great harvest.

Make sure you are gardening Lead Safe!

Check out this information from the Ohio Department of Health about Lead Contamination and Gardening!

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05/26/2026

Have you been dreaming about home ownership lately? 💭

Well, dreams do come true!

Buy smart. Buy Lead Safe.

✅80% of homes in the Toledo area were built before 1978, before the use of lead paint was band in homes.

✅Contact Toledo-Lucas County Health Department to confirm you are not purchasing a home that has been placard.

✅Make sure you stop by the Toledo Lead Resource Center, resource table to grab a bag and fill it with information about lead poisoning prevention as you start your journey to home ownership.

Don’t miss out on this event hosted by the City of Toledo! Check out the event details: https://toledo.oh.gov/homeownership-fair

05/25/2026

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05/22/2026

05/08/2026

Visit the Healthy Lucas County website to provide input for the 2026 Health Assessment survey information listed here: https://lucascountyhealth.com/hlc/

04/29/2026

Learn more today, visit our website at:

https://toledoleadsafe.com/

Let’s take action together against childhood lead poisoning!

04/28/2026

Our Executive Director, Candace Buckley, co-presented with Monica Smith, Lead Safe Coordinator, City of Toledo, Department of Housing and Community Development, at the National Lead & Healthy Housing Conference today. Pictured with Dr. Trina Evans Williams, Senior Public Health Advisor, Environmental Protective Agency.

Candace is currently disseminating the organization's work locally, at the state level, and nationally. As a Toledo native, her commitment to Lead Poisoning Prevention, along with collaborative efforts from strategic partnerships, is advancing the community towards a lead-safe future.