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Continuing education course developed by the Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, California Department of Public Health.  Can view it for information or can register for credits.

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.

 

An interactive lead case study by Susan Buchanan, MD, Linda Forst, MD, MPH, and Anne Evens, MS.

California Department of Public Health offers numerous bilingual educational materials regarding childhood lead poisoning prevention.

The Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (OLPPP) is a program in the California Department of Public Health that helps employers, workers, and others prevent lead poisoning in workers.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development lead information

Lead information from National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

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.

To access information on a specific state or local area, click on the map or scroll down and pick the state or local name from the list provided.

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.

Mexican-made “lead-free” bean pots contain high levels of toxic metal.

Comprehensive website about lead in candy.  Information in English and Spanish for providers and patients.

Lead Programs - information on EPA and other federal lead poisoning prevention programs.

CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program - offers screening, research and surveillance information.