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{"id":2006,"date":"2024-02-22T17:26:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T17:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midbergen.knockinc.com\/?post_type=health-alert&#038;p=2006"},"modified":"2024-04-24T21:58:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T21:58:40","slug":"lead-prevention","status":"publish","type":"health-alert","link":"https:\/\/midbergen.knockinc.com\/es\/health-alerts\/lead-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<section class=\"post-detail-hero left gutenberg-block\" id=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"outer post-detail-hero__outer pad-top-default pad-bottom-default\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner post-detail-hero__inner \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-detail-hero__copy op0 left-col\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>All Municipalities<\/p>\n<h1>Lead Prevention<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><strong>Published February 22, 2024<\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg has-background-color has-white-background-color left gutenberg-block\" id=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"outer wysiwyg__outer pad-top-default pad-bottom-half\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner wysiwyg__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Mitigating Risk<\/h2>\n<p>In New Jersey, as in many other regions, understanding the dangers of lead exposure and taking proactive measures to mitigate risks is paramount to safeguarding the well-being of communities. 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