About Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
The About Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention website provides an overview of lead exposure risks, health effects, and prevention strategies. The resource highlights common sources of lead exposure, including chipping or peeling lead-based paint, contaminated water from lead pipes, soil near highways or industrial sites, and certain imported foods, toys, and traditional medicines. It also explains that no safe blood lead level exists, with even low levels linked to health effects in children. It emphasizes the importance of blood lead testing as the best way to determine exposure. The website advises on lead testing for homes and discusses the CDC’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) that aims to prevent exposure before harm occurs by supporting state and local public health departments with lead surveillance and prevention efforts.