Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Outreach Module

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Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Outreach
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Why Lead is Dangerous for Young Children

• Lead is a toxic metal found in the environment
• Children 6 months to 6 years are at risk
• Kids absorb more from hand to mouth activity
• Can cause developmental delays because it
  interferes with how the brain matures

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Common Sources of Lead in a Childs Environment

• Paint and dust
• Soil
• Water
• Toys, vinyl miniblinds
• Pottery from foreign places

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Other Sources of Lead

• Keys
• Pewter
• Home remedies
• Glaze on old bathtubs
• Soil contaminated from leaded gasoline

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Lead Sources

• Soil near heavily-used streets and roads may
  contain lead because lead was used in gasoline
  production. Lead may also be found in the soil
  next to homes that previously had been painted
  with lead-based paint. Lead in soil can
  contribute to high levels of lead in household
  dust.

http//www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lead.htm
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Lead Sources

• Lead may get into drinking water when
  lead-containing materials are used in plumbing
  parts, such as pipes, solders, and brass or
  chrome plated faucets any of these components
  may begin to corrode and break down

http//www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lead.htm
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Lead Sources

• Ammunition
• Stained glass
• Fishing sinkers
• Yellow road stripes
• Pool cue chalk
• Cosmetics
• Colored newspapers
• Hair dyes

• Plastic mini-blinds
• Old toys / imported toys
• Lead painted pottery
• Leaded crystal
• Inks
• Artists paints
• Ammunition
• Dishes

http//www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lead.htm
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Lead Producers

• Battery manufacturing
• Chemical industries
• Construction demolition
• Firing-range instructors
• Foundry workers
• Gas-station attendants
• Jewelers
• Lead miners smelters

• Pigment manufacturing
• Pipe fitters
• Plastics industry
• Printers
• Radiator repair workers
• Rubber industry
• Solid waste production
• Stained-glass makers
• Welders

Source American Family Physician
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lower level lead exposureresults

• Deficits in cognitive and academic skills
  associated with lead exposure occur at blood lead
  concentrations lower than 5 µg/dL

Lanphear, et al. Public Health Reports 2000
(115) 521-529.
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lower level lead exposureresults

• Study repeated
• prospective
• Similar results
• Demonstrable decrements in IQ
• Effects greatest at lower lead levels

Canfield R L, et al. NEJM 348(16)1517.
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Two screenings suggested

• 12 months of age
• anemia
• 24 months of age
• levels typically higher
• once before 6 years of age if not done previously

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The only way to know if your child has high lead
levels

• Ask your doctor for a blood lead test

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Protect Yourself From Lead..

• Wash your hands before you eat
• Take off your shoes at the door
• Eat a healthy diet that includes iron and calcium

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Is Lead Hiding In Your Home?
http//www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/leadhouse.htm
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Lead Resources On The Web

• National Safety Council
• http//www.nsc.org/library/facts/lead.htm
• CDC
• http//www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/faq/cdc97a.htm
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• http//www.aap.org/
• Alliance To End Childhood Lead Poisoning
• http//www.aeclp.org/
• National Institute of Environmental Health
  Services
• http//www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lead.htm
• The Lead Group
• http//www.lead.org.au/fs-index.html
• Housing Urban Development (HUD)
• http//www.HUD.gov/offices/lead/

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Points of Contact

• National Lead Information Center
• 1-800-424-LEAD
• EPAs Safe Drinking Water Hotline
• 1-800-426-4791
• Consumer Products Safety Commission Hotline
• 1-800-638-2772
• Housing Urban Development (HUD) Office of Lead
  Hazard Control
• 202-755-1785

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Points of Contact

• Rocky Mountain Poison Drug Center
• 303-739-1123
• 1-800-332-3073
• Colorado Department of Public Health
  Environment
• 1-800-886-7689
• Blood-Lead Testing
• Contact your doctor

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