Purpose: Lead is a well-established environmental contaminant that over the last 50 years has become recognized as a neurotoxin with its greatest concern for the developing child (i.e. both in-utero and postnatally). What is problematic is that children exposed to lead often come from lower socioeconomic status (SES), are largely Black communities…

A chronicle of the surge and wane of efforts of various knowledgeable professional people and public interest groups to force New York City to eradicate lead poisoning in children. (EH)

Discusses the role legal services play in public health care delivery in disadvantaged communities in relation to such socio-medical problems as lead poisoning, child abuse, involuntary mental commitment, and housing code violations. Recommends a legal advocacy program to ensure adequate public health care. (Author/SF)

New York City's former policy of excluding pregnant girls from school is briefly reviewed, and the rationale underlying the current program is presented. Six schools for pregnant students are described as multi-disciplined centers which allow the student to continue her full-time education with provision for special health and counseling needs.…

Describes a special foster care demonstration project--AIDS Foster Care Project--designed to provide foster home care to children with AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) and AIDS-Related Complex through the Leake and Watts Children's Home, a New York City multiservice child caring agency. (Author/BB)