Provide parents and guardians with lead educational material that include the following factsheets:
- El Plomo y Los Niños (Spanish)
- الرصاص واطفال (Arabic)
- लडर बालबालकाह (Nepali)
- Lead and Drinking Water
- Plomo en Agua Potable (Spanish)
- الرصاص في مياه الشرب (Arabic)
- खानेऩानीभा लरड (Nepali)
- Risasi katika maji ya kunywa (Swahili)
- Lead and Nutrition
- El Plomo y la Nutrición (Spanish)
- الرصاص والتغذية (Arabic)
- लिडरपौल्टटकतत्ि (Nepali)
- Lead and Pregnancy
- El Plomo y el Embarazo (Spanish)
- الرصاص والحمل (Arabic)
- िलड र गभार्वèथा (Nepali)
- Lead in the Environment (Soils & Water)
- El Plomo en el Entorno (Spanish)
- الرصاص في البيئة (Arabic)
- िातािरणमा लिड (Nepali)
- Looking for Lead Paint Hazards in your Home
- Riesgos de Exposición al Plomo (Spanish)
- المواد الملوثة بالرصاص (Arabic)
- लिडका जोखिम तत्िहरू (Nepali)
- Medical Management – Children
- “Take-Home” Lead Jobs and Hobbies
- El Plomo “Que se Lleva a Casa” (Spanish)
- الرصاص” ذال ي يؤخذ إلى المنازل” (Arabic)
- “टेक-होम” (घिमा िचगएको) लिड (Nepali)
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Parents (English)
Resource Links: Pediatrics
Guidelines for the Identification and Management of Lead Exposure in Children
Resource List
Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs in Scott County
Iowa Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
IDPH Physician Guidelines for Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
CDC Lead Poisoning Prevention in Newly Arrived Refugee Children Tool Kit
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Recalls of consumer products: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Publications
Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Statement (2012): Low Level Lead Exposure Harms Children: A Renewed Call for Primary Prevention
Environmental Health Perspectives (2008): US Children’s Lead Exposures, 2008: Implications for Prevention
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006): Recommendations for Lead Poisoning Prevention in Newly Arrived Refugee Children
American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement (2009): Lead Exposure in Children: Prevention, Detection and Management
Educational Materials for Parents
What Your Child’s Blood Lead Test Means
CDC: Lead Poisoning Words to Know from A – Z
CDC: Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning
IDPH: Protect Your Child from Lead Poisoning with Food Safety & Nutrition
Fighting Lead Poisoning with a Healthy Diet
WIC: Get the Most Iron Every Day
Lead Poisoning: How to Protect Iowa Families