Lead poisoning prevention resources for healthcare providers
The resources listed below can help healthcare providers with screening and reporting as well as provide recommendations for lead poisoning prevention.
General resources and policies
- Lead testing, treatment, and reporting guidelines
- Utah childhood blood lead screening recommendations
- Blood lead reporting requirements (Utah Administrative Code, Injury Reporting Rule)
- Child lead risk questionnaire
- Local health department contacts for reporting/case management
LeadCare II
- Laboratory quick start guide to CMS CLIA certification
- CLIA application for certification
- Meridian Bioscience LeadCare II training
- Requirements for lead testing
- Guidelines for measuring lead in blood using point of care (LeadCare II) instruments
- How to minimize contamination when collecting a finger stick sample
- How to upload point of care (LeadCare II) blood lead results to the Utah Blood Lead Laboratory Reporting Portal
Children and parents
- Managing elevated blood lead levels among young children
- Help me be lead free
- Guidelines for the identification and management of lead exposure in pregnant and lactating women
- Pregnancy and lead poisoning
- Pica and lead poisoning
- Fight lead poisoning with a healthy diet
- Lead poisoning prevention diet + 10 steps to protect your child from lead
Occupational exposure
Lead-based paint
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