Lead Poisoning Prevention

Links for Lead Poisoning Information

Buncombe County Health Center: Provides free lead screenings for children six and under who reside in Buncombe County.
http://www.buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/Health/

Henderson County Department of Public Health: Provides free lead screenings for children six and under who reside in Henderson County.
http://www.hendersoncountync.org/health/

Center for Healthy Housing: ( Formerly the National Center for Lead-Safe Housing) This group was founded in 1992 to bring the housing, environmental, and public health communities together to combat childhood lead poisoning.
www.centerforhealthyhousing.org

North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources: Children's Environmental Health Branch: Information about North Carolina's Preventative Maintenance Program, lead screening data in North Carolina, and rules related to lead poisoning in our state.
http://www.deh.enr.state.nc.us/ehs/Children_Health/Lead/lead.html

EPA's National Lead Information Center: Provides the general public and professionals with information about lead hazards and their prevention. Also on this site, you can order educational materials in English & Spanish related to lead poisoning:
http://www.epa.gov/lead/nlic.htm

US Department of Housing: Healthy Homes & Lead Hazard Control: Interesting information regarding the lead paint rule and other regulations that relate to lead and housing law.
http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/index.cfm

CDC's National Center for Environmental Health Lead Poisoning Prevention Program: Provides an interesting 'In the News' section with current lead-related news, basic information regarding lead poisoning, and a comprehensive calendar of lead poisoning prevention related events.
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/lead.htm

Consumer Action Guide to Toxic Chemicals in Toys:
This consumer action group tested toys that are currently on the shelves for lead, cadmium, chlorine, arsenic and mercury. You can search for toys by name or look through listings by brand or toy type.

www.healthytoys.org

Minnesota Department of Health

http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/lead/

Global Lead Network: Learn what countries around the world are doing to prevent lead poisoning.
www.globalleadnet.org

Orange County Register: This site has interesting information regarding lead-contaminated candies imported from Mexico.
http://www.ocregister.com/investigations/2004/lead/

Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry: Provides concise fact sheets on specific toxic substances, including lead.
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts13.html