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Juan Carlos Ruiz
| Juan Carlos has an uncanny ability to energize a group and raise the value among parents for lead-safe homes.
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Community Health Leaders
1999
Area(s) of expertise:
Environmental health
Leader’s Biography 1999:
Community Organizer, Wisconsin Citizen Action, Milwaukee, WI
Ruiz came to the U.S. ten years ago as a political exile from Peru and has continued his commitment to social justice ever since. He has played a leadership role in organizing local communities around the creation of school-based clinics and crime prevention. In a city where the rates of childhood lead poisoning are five times the national average, Ruiz has successfully mobilized a coalition of parents and health providers to advocate for prevention initiatives.
Where this Leader can be reached today:
National Community Capacity Consultants
4120 29th Street
Mount Rainier, MD 20712
Phone: (414) 758-0600
Email: juancarlos@core.com
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