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CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program - offers screening, research and surveillance information.
CDC Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Approximately 250,000 U.S. children aged 1-5 years have blood lead levels greater than 10 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood, the level at which CDC recommends public health actions be initiated. Lead poisoning can affect nearly every system in the body. Because lead poisoning often occurs with no obvious symptoms, it frequently goes unrecognized. CDC’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is committed to the Healthy People goal of eliminating elevated blood lead levels in children by 2010.
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
California Department of Public Health offers numerous bilingual educational materials regarding childhood lead poisoning prevention.
EPA Lead Page
Lead is a toxic metal that was used for many years in products found in and around our homes. Lead also can be emitted into the air from motor vehicles and industrial sources, and lead can enter drinking water from plumbing materials. Lead may cause a range of health effects, from behavioral problems and learning disabilities, to seizures and death. Children six years old and under are most at risk.
Grasshoppers, Dust and Salsa - An Old Toxin in a New Setting: A Fresh Look at Lead Poisoning in Migrant Populations
This hour long webcast features Jennie McLaurin, MD, MPH – a former medical director of a migrant and community health center and a pediatrician with over 20 years of practice serving farmworker and immigrant populations.
Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development lead information
Lead in Mexican Candy
Comprehensive website about lead in candy. Information in English and Spanish for providers and patients.
Lead Programs
Lead Programs - information on EPA and other federal lead poisoning prevention programs.
Mexican-made “lead-free” bean pots contain high levels of toxic metal
Mexican-made “lead-free” bean pots contain high levels of toxic metal.
NIEHS Lead Page
Lead information from National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
