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Utah Kids and Lead Poisoning Prevention Brochure

This brochure describes the common sources and risks of lead exposure, how to prevent lead poisoning in your child, and the importance of getting your child screened

• English Lead Poisoning Brochure
• Spanish Lead Poisoning Brochure (Los Niños de Utah y El Envenenamiento con Plomo)

Lead Exposure Questionnaire

This questionnaire should be administered to children from 6 months to 6 years of age at well-child visits. Blood lead testing is recommended on all children at 1 and 2 years of age and up to age 6 years if never tested.

• English Lead Exposure Questionnaire
• Spanish Lead Exposure Questionnaire (Cuestionario acerca del plomo en la infancia)

Prenatal Lead Risk Questionnaire

• This questionnaire is an important part of planning for a family and informs expecting mothers or those planning pregnancy on their level of risk for exposing their unborn child to lead.

Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home Booklet

• This pamphlet, available in multiple languages, provides information to families who plan to buy or rent a home that may have lead hazards. It also describes how lead enters and affects the body, the common sources of lead exposure found within the home, and tips to keep your family safe.

Utah DHHS Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

• Explore resources for families, healthcare providers, public health departments, laboratory reporting, and more (including an FAQ section).

Why Toxic Chemicals are More Dangerous to Children

• Find out why children are more vulnerable than adults to the effects of lead poisoning

PICA & Lead Poisoning

This factsheet explains what PICA behavior is and how it relates to lead poisoning.

• English PICA Factsheet
• Spanish PICA Factsheet (La Pica y El Envenenamiento Por Plomo)

Nutrition Guideline for Decreasing Lead Absorption

Nutrition is important for lead poisoning prevention. Foods high in Calcium, Iron, and Vitamin C can slow the body’s absorption of lead.

• English Nutrition Guideline
• Spanish Nutrition Guideline (Guía nutricional para disminuir la absorción de plomo)

Lead Awareness Recipe Handout

• In this handout from the Environmental Protection Agency, you will find kid-friendly recipes that help reduce the risk of lead absorption.

Lead-Safe Poster (common sources)

This poster educates on some common sources of lead.

• English Lead-Safe Poster
• Spanish Lead-Safe Poster

Lead-Safe Poster (silent poison)

This poster reminds parents that lead poisoning is silent, and to ask to have their child tested for lead.

• English “Silent Poison” Lead Safe Poster 
• Arabic “Silent Poison” Lead Safe Poster 
• Burmese “Silent Poison” Lead Safe Poster

PBS LearningMedia Sesame Street

This Sesame Street in Communities Lead Awareness dashboard offers videos, coloring pages, classroom lesson material, and more.

Occupational Guidelines for Worksites in Utah

• This brochure was created for healthcare providers about patients with received their injury in their occupational environment. The brochure lists occupations that have higher lead exposures and how lead exposure can impact adults.

Utah Poison Control Center

• Phone: (800) 222-1222
• Visit the Utah Poison Control Center

Lead Exposure in Hunting, Recreation, and Occupations

Lead in Wild Game Meat

• Idaho Department of Health and Welfare provides a quick overview of the unexpected dangers of lead in hunted meat and how you can protect your family without quitting your hobby.

Protecting Workers From Lead Hazards at Indoor Firing Ranges

• This fact sheet from OSHA highlights policies and standards for firing range employers.

Lead Hazards at Indoor Firing Ranges Brochure (MSU)

• This brochure from Michigan State University explains the increased risk for lead exposure in firing ranges and methods to prevent contamination. The brochure references a blood lead level of 5 μg/dL, but the CDC now recommends that the actionable level for lead poisoning in children is 3.5 μg/dL or greater.

Lead and Shooting Ranges Poster

• Idaho Department of Health and Welfare explains the hazards of working around lead ammunition and how you can protect your family by taking precautions.

Local Resources to Protect your Family

Lead Education Home Visiting Program: SL County Health

• If you live in Salt Lake County and your child has a blood lead level of 3.5 ug/dL or above, you qualify for Salt Lake County Health Department’s free lead education program.

Salt Lake County Lead-Safe Housing Program

• See if your Salt Lake County home qualifies for free lead remediation. This includes a home risk assessment and remediation if necessary.

How to Work with Kids with Elevated BLL:
CDC EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN AFFECTED BY LEAD

• This report outlines available scientific data describing the adverse effects of lead, summarizes the Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA) parts B and C, and provides information on how these provisions relate to children affected by lead. The document also describes major gaps in our scientific understanding of educational interventions for reversing academic problems in children affected by lead.

Impact of Lead on Learning:
IMPACT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EXPOSURE ON EDUCATIONAL TEST PERFORMANCE

• This report presents results of an analysis on lead exposure and testing scores. Early childhood lead exposure negatively affected scores in both reading and mathematics.

Lead Impact on Learning

Many think of lead as an issue of the past. For many children, lead exposure can still affect a child’s ability to learn. Read this report to learn more about the effects of lead exposure in the classroom.

Reducing Lead Exposure in your Home Daycare

• Watch on YouTube.

Utah Lead Free Learning Intiative

• Public childcare facilities may be eligible to apply for funding that will help test drinking water for lead

PBS LearningMedia Sesame Street

This Sesame Street in Communities Lead Awareness dashboard offers videos, coloring pages, classroom lesson material, and more.

Lead-Safe Housing Program

• Free lead remediation for qualified homes in Salt Lake County.

Small Entity Compliance Guide

• A handbook for renovating facilities built before 1978

Map of Houses Built Prior to 1978 in Salt Lake County

• Lead-based paint was banned in 1978. Use this map to see if your home, or a home you visit, increases your family’s risk for lead exposure.

Utah DEQ Lead-Based Paint Program

• The Utah Lead-Based Paint Program establishes and enforces work practice procedures for lead-based paint abatements and renovation, repair, and painting activities performed by paid contractors in the State of Utah. The program oversees the certification of individuals and firms performing abatements or renovation, repair, and painting activities and oversees the accreditation of lead-based paint training providers that train the individuals performing lead-based paint work.

List of Lead-Based Paint Certified Contractors

• Homes and buildings built before 1978 are more likely to contain lead-based paint and it is recommended that you use a certified contractor to reduce your family’s exposure to lead during renovation. The Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has compiled a list of contractors who have been certified to work with lead-based paint.

EPA’S Lead-Safe Renovation, Repair, and Painting Guide

• If you plan to renovate a home or building built before 1978 yourself instead of using a certified contractor, please see the guidelines above to keep your family safe.

Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

• Visit Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

Occupational Blood Lead Guideline

• Download the Occupational Blood Lead Guideline

U.S. Environmental  Protection Agency Recognized Lead Paint Test Kit Fact Sheet

• Learn more about the Lead Paint Test Kit Fact Sheet

Disclosure and Acknowledgement Regarding Lead-Based Paint and/or Leas-Based Paint Hazards

• For buyers and sellers to acknowledge potential lead hazards in homes.

Utah APPLETREE Program

This program is responsible for evaluating and responding to environmental public health issues in Utah. These duties include public health assessments, health consultations, exposure investigations, health education, and community involvement.

• Utah APPLETREE Home
• Utah APPLETREE soilShop Website
• Public Health Assessments
• Public Health Consultations

How to Get Your Soil Tested for Lead

• USU Home Soil Testing step-by-step instructions and downloadable analysis sheet.

Utah Division of Drinking Water

• About Lead and Copper
• Drinking Water & Lead FAQ
• Utah Drinking Water Standards
• Division of Drinking Water Home

Lead Testing Labs

• Labs that Accept Lead Samples

Guide to Lead Filters for Water

• This EPA guide provides guidance on third-party certifications for lead reduction and important information regarding point-of-use (POU) water filter selection.

School Water Testing Information

• The Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Utah Department of Health (DOH) are partnering with Utah schools to conduct voluntary sampling for lead in their drinking water.

Utah DEQ Lead-Based Paint Program

• The Utah Lead-Based Paint Program establishes and enforces work practice procedures for lead-based paint abatements and renovation, repair, and painting activities performed by paid contractors in the State of Utah. The program oversees the certification of individuals and firms performing abatements or renovation, repair, and painting activities and oversees the accreditation of lead-based paint training providers that train the individuals performing lead-based paint work.

List of Lead-Based Paint Certified Contractors

• Homes and buildings built before 1978 are more likely to contain lead-based paint and it is recommended that you use a certified contractor to reduce your family’s exposure to lead during renovation. The Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has compiled a list of contractors who have been certified to work with lead-based paint.

Salt Lake County Lead-Safe Housing Program

See if your Salt Lake County home qualifies for free lead remediation. This includes a home risk assessment and remediation if necessary.

Lead Education Home Visiting Program:
SL COUNTY HEALTH

• If you live in Salt Lake County and your child has a blood lead level of 3.5 ug/dL or above, you qualify for Salt Lake County Health Department’s free lead education program.

Lead Poisoning Prevention:
SL COUNTY HEALTH

• Learn about Salt Lake County Health Department’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Program.

Salt Lake County Lead-Safe Housing Program

• See if your Salt Lake County home qualifies for free lead remediation. This includes a home risk assessment and remediation if necessary.

Baby Watch Eearly Intervention Program

• Provides support and services to families with children up to age three years who have developmental delays or disabilities through early screening and detection, data integration, care coordination, education, intervention, and life transitions. See their list of local programs.

Environmental Public Health Tracking Program
UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

• Find out more about the Public Health Tracking Program

Utah Poison Control Center

• Phone: (800) 222-1222
• Visit the Utah Poison Control Center

The Danger of Lead and How to Prevent Poisoning

CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention

• Find information about strategies to strengthening blood lead testing, reporting, and surveillance, linking exposed children to recommended services, and targeted population-based interventions.

Environmental Protection Agency (Lead)

• Find resources about EPA laws and regulations related to structure renovations, repairs, painting, and abatement and how to find certified professionals to complete projects safely.

National Institure for Occupational Safety and Health

• Information about workplace lead and what workers and employers can do to lower exposure.

National Center for Healthy Housing State Health Department Guidelines on Lead

• A resource library that connects you to lead resources for research, data, and best practices.

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

• Access the best science, the latest research, and the most important information about toxic substances and how they affect health.

The Maternal Child Health Lead Poisoning Prevention Toolkit

• A toolkit that compiles educational, advocacy, and planning resources for public health agencies working to prevent and mitigate maternal and child lead poisoning.

Value of Lead Prevention

• Use this tool to calculate the cost of lead exposure and the economic benefits of key interventions to reduce lead exposure in your state.

AAP Policy Statement Prevention of Childhood Lead Toxicity

• 2016 policy statement from the AAP Council on Environmental Health.

Consuer Product Safety Commission: Lead Recalls

• Use this registry to look up potential sources of lead poisoning related to products.