Local DC Doctor Featured On Steve Harvey TV Show
DR. CORDER, LEAD POISONING EXPERT, WEIGHS IN ON FLINT WATER CRISIS
DR. CORDER, LEAD POISONING EXPERT, WEIGHS IN ON FLINT WATER CRISIS
WASHINGTON, March 11, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Marilyn McPherson-Corder, a local District of Columbia physician, Geneticist and Lead Toxicity Expert will be on The Steve Harvey TV Show on Monday, March 14th at 2:00 pm to discuss the Flint water calamity.
Dr. Corder is an expert on genetics and pediatrics and chairs the Lead Prevention Task Force for the District of Columbia and was asked to be a guest on Harvey's show to discuss the gravity of the potential consequences of the toxins on children and future generations. Corder recognized as a result of the rigorous work she did with the District, for more than a decade when DC faced water contamination from corroded pipes. Corder is Chief Chair of Pediatrics for SE Washington, DC at United Medical Center and also serves as Interim Director of Trusted Health Plan.
"This is an atrocity to the residents of Flint, MI. As physicians, we have a commitment to treat the underserved, poverty-stricken population, many from who have fallen victim to this lead poisoning crisis. Lead Poisoning has neurological effects on child development and can have lifelong health risks."
Public officials have allowed the residents of the City of Flint, MI to drink, bath and wash their clothes in contaminated water tainted with lead for more than two years. Flint's Emergency Manager, Darnell Early, switched the City of Flint's steady water source from the Detroit River to the corrosive Flint River in 2014, to save $800 million over a 30-year contract. According to Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, 90 cases of Legionnaires disease were reported over the last 1.5 years. Ten people have died.
Dr. Marilyn McPherson-Corder will be joined by Karen Weaver, the Mayor of Flint Michigan, and Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton on the Steve Harvey Show.
If you would like more information, please contact Gwen Thomas at 609-474-4877 or email her at [email protected].
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