Ityhefu yelothe kudala iyingxaki kuMntla-mpuma weOhio. Abantwana bachanabeka kwilothe ngeetshiphu zepeyinti, ilothe emhlabeni, nelothe kwizinto zokudlala. Ukuvezwa kwizixa eziphezulu kubangela ityhefu yelothe, echaphazela indlela abantwana bethu abafunda ngayo, abaziphatha ngayo, kwaye baphuhle ngayo. Ndwendwela www.leadsafecle.org ngolwazi malunga nemithombo enxulumene netyhefu yelothe eCleveland.
Ngubani osemngciphekweni?
Abantwana abaneminyaka eyi-0-6 kunye nabasetyhini abakhulelweyo basengozini enkulu. Ityhefu yelothe ichaphazela ngokungafanelekanga abantu abarentayo, abantu abambalwa, kunye nabahlali abafumana imivuzo ephantsi abanofikelelo oluncinane kwizindlu ezifikelelekayo nezisemgangathweni. Iikhowudi ezithile ze-zip zisemngciphekweni omkhulu weengozi zelothe ngenxa yobudala bezindlu zabo kunye nenani labanye abantwana abaye batyhefwa apho. (Kuluhlu lweekhowudi ze-zip ezinobungozi obuphezulu, Cofa apha.)
Iphi le ngxaki?
Naphi na apho abantwana banokuchanabeka kwilothe. Imithombo eqhelekileyo ibandakanya amakhaya amadala anepeyinti exobukayo, iyadi engqonge loo makhaya, ngaphandle kufutshane neendawo ezinabantu abaninzi, izakhiwo zesikolo esidala, kunye nezinye izakhiwo apho abantwana bachitha khona ixesha (umz. izalamane, umgcini wabantwana, kunye nokunyamekela abantwana).
Yintoni imiqondiso?
Ityhefu yelothe inokubangela ezininzi iimpembelelo ezimbi zempilo kodwa abantwana basenokungabonakali ngokukhawuleza naziphi na iimpawu zetyhefu yelothe. Ezinye iziphumo zexesha elide zetyhefu yelothe ebantwaneni ziquka iingxaki zokuziphatha, ukulibaziseka kwengqondo, kunye nengxaki yokufunda. Amanqanaba aphezulu etyhefu yelothe anokukhokelela esibhedlele. Ukuhlolwa kwezindlu akujongi ngokuqhelekileyo ukuba kukho ilothe ukuze abazali babone iingozi ezinokubakho zelothe ekhaya baze banyanzelise ukuba umgangatho wokhokelo womntwana wabo uvavanywe.
Ingaba kufuneka ndiyilungise nini le nto?
Ngoko nangoko. Ukuba umntwana wakho akakhange avavanyelwe ityhefu yelothe, thetha nogqirha wakho wabantwana. I-Medicaid ihlawula uvavanyo olukhokelayo.
Yintoni onokuyenza ukuba uxhalabile?
Ukongeza ekuvavanyweni amanqanaba okukhokela komntwana wakho, unokuthatha amanyathelo athile ukunciphisa ukuvezwa kwabo kwisikhokelo. Sebenzisa i-HEPA vacuum filters kunye ne-vacuum vacuum windows, sula imiphezulu ngamaxesha athile, gcina izihlangu kumnyango wangaphambili ukuze ungalandeli i-lead, hlamba izandla zabantwana bakho kunye nobuso rhoqo, ucoce amathoyizi, ubukele apho badlala khona (ukuphepha iindawo ezikufutshane nepeyinti yokuxobula), bondle. izidlo ezintathu ngosuku kunye ne-iron eninzi kunye ne-calcium (imifuno, iprotheni, ubisi). Ukuba umgangatho womntwana wakho uphezulu, zama ukuchonga umthombo wokutyhileka kwaye ukuba kuyimfuneko, thetha nomnini-mhlaba okanye ukhangele ukufudukela kwikhaya elitsha.
Umntwana wam ufakwe ityhefu, ndingakhetha ntoni?
• Yenza ukuhlolwa kwendlu yakho. Qhagamshelana nesebe lezempilo lendawo yakho ukuze ucele ukuhlolwa.
• Cela umnini-mhlaba ukuba alungise ingxaki yepeyinti enelothe.
• Xoxa ngeendlela onokukhetha kuzo xa umangalela umboneleli wezindlu kunye negqwetha.
• Funa ungenelelo kwangethuba. Thetha nogqirha wakho wabantwana kwaye uqhagamshelane nenkqubo yengingqi yakho yoNceda Ndikhule yeenkonzo zokutyebisa ezinokunceda ukulamla impembelelo yetyhefu yelothe.
• Yazisa isikolo kwaye ucele ukuba umntwana wakho avavanyelwe iinkonzo zemfundo eyodwa ukujongana neengxaki zengqondo okanye zokuziphatha.
Ndwendwela iwebhusayithi yeLead Safe Cleveland Coalition ku www.leadsafecle.org ngolwazi malunga nemithombo enxulumene netyhefu yelothe eCleveland. Ungandwendwela iZiko leNkokheli yoKhuseleko lweNkokheli kwa-4600 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44103 okanye utsalele umnxeba uMnxeba oKhuselekileyo oKhokelayo ku (833) 601-5323. Ngolwazi olongezelelweyo kunye nezibonelelo, ndwendwela https://lasclev.org/leadpoisonresources.
Eli nqaku libhalwe nguLauren Roberts kwaye lipapashwe kwincwadana ye-Legal Aid "Isilumkiso" uMqulu 32, ukukhutshwa kwe-1, kwi-Fall 2016. Jonga ukukhutshwa okupheleleyo kule khonkco: "Isilumkiso" uMqulu 32, uKhupho loku-1