Primary Prevention– The only way to truly protect children and their families from environmental health hazards is to identify hazards and take corrective and preventive action before harm occurs.

Right To Know–Community members have the right to know about environmental hazards in their homes, neighborhoods, and communities.

Community Organizing– Communicating directly, exchanging ideas regularly, and developing projects jointly with local communities is our organizing strategy. We understand that for solutions to be sustainable, those directly affected must be full partners in the project design and implementation.

Community Empowerment – Community residents are effective agents of change when they are provided with information and resources.  Information about primary prevention is the most effective means to maintain a long-term lead safe community.  Resources to test housing stock and abate lead hazards are required to establish lead safe environments for our children and families.

Environmental Justice – All people, regardless of income or color, deserve to live in housing that is decent, affordable, and safe from environmental hazards and to live, work, learn, and play in healthy communities.

Responsibility – Our responsibility is to communicate the best health hazard information and to educate the residents about steps they can take to reduce health risks.

Accountability – The central purpose of this effort is to hold property owners, governmental agencies, health care providers, insurers, and the legal system accountable for protecting the health and safety of our children and families.

Outcome-Oriented – The Coalition will consistently be outcome-oriented.  Hence, its goals, objectives and actions will be directed toward achieving measurable outcomes within a specified period of time.

Collaboration – Coalition members will work together as a team to make this community’s environment lead-safe. Because we recognize and value the differing perspectives of our Members, we seek to achieve a consensus on all Coalition decisions, and use a formal consensus-building model to that end.

Science-Based – All initiatives, reports, proposals publicly issued by the Coalition shall be based on the best scientific evidence available.

Respect – Individuals and organizations that share common values and work on kindred issues deserve mutual respect, honesty, trust, and candor, even when they may differ on tactics or short-term objectives.