United States' Infrastructure Bill Contains Hidden $15 Billion Investment in Violence Prevention: Lead Abatement

Frontiers in Public Health

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Kyle R. Fischer¹  Erin Walton²  Gregory N. Jasani¹ 

[1] Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine;Department of Trauma, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center

关键词: violence prevention;    lead;    gun violence;    health policy;    public health;    environmental health;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2022.885460

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Recently, the United States' Congress passed and President Joseph Biden signed a long-anticipated, bipartisan, “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” ( 1 ). The legislation includes ~$1 trillion for infrastructure updates and modernization. Although many have focused on its funding for transportation projects, namely roads and bridges, there is another rarely discussed benefit the bill is likely to provide: reducing community violence. That is because the final bill included $15 billion dedicated to lead pipe removal.

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