The academic-community partnership between the Department of Nursing, College of Allied Health Professions, Temple University, and two Philadelphia public housing developments called Temple Health Connection responds creatively as a new model for health care.

The partnership publishes a newsletter on lead poison issues and a group has developed raps, t-shirts, chants, and photography that educates people about lead poisoning.Through after-school programs, camps, and block parties that focused on lead poisoning prevention there has been at 27% increase in the number of children tested for lead poisoning in the neighborhood. Children have also shown decreased lead levels.

Contact: Nancy Rothman, EdD, RN 3307 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140 215.707.5436

E-mail: Nancy Rothman at nrothman {at} vm.temple(.)edu or
Rita Lourie at rlouriel {at} aol(.)com

Information originally appeared in Metropolitan Universities, Fall 2000 issue in the article “”A Successful Community-Based Partnership: Formation and Achievements”" by Nancy Rothman, Rita Lourie, Annette Dyer, and Diane L. Gass