National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
October 21-27, 2012
Lead-Free Kids for a Healthy Future
NLPPW Toolkit — Get the Word Out
Today, childhood lead poisoning is considered the most preventable environmental disease among young children, yet approximately half a million U.S. children have blood lead levels above 5 micrograms per deciliter, the reference level at which Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), recommends public health actions be initiated. A simple blood test can prevent permanent damage that will last a lifetime. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), CDC, is committed to eliminating this burden to public health.
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW)
CDC and HHS share the goal of eliminating childhood lead poisoning in the United
States. NLPPW occurs every year during the last full week in October
(Senate. Resolution 199).
During NLPPW, CDC aims to
- Raise awareness about lead poisoning;
- Stress the importance of screening the highest risk children younger than 6 years of age (preferably by ages 1 and 2) if they have not been tested yet;
- Highlight partners' efforts to prevent childhood lead poisoning; and
- Urge people to take steps to reduce lead exposure.
During NLPPW, many states and communities offer free blood-lead testing and conduct various education and awareness events. For more information about NLPPW activities in your area, please contact your state or local health department.
Every year, CDC, in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), develops posters in observance of National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW). The posters are free for downloading by states and communities. We also developed a NLPPW Campaign Toolkit to encourage information-sharing, collaboration, and promotion of NLPPW and lead poisoning prevention in general.
NLPPW Toolkit
Posters and Flyers
Distribute these posters and flyers to spread the word about lead poisoning prevention.
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English Version
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Spanish Version
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Key Messages
- National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is October 21-27, 2012.
- Children under age 6 are most at risk for lead poisoning.
- Prevent lead poisoning. Get your home tested. Get your child tested. Get the facts!
- Was your house painted before 1978? Protect your family from lead exposure.
- Remodeling the home? Renovate right with lead-safe work practices.
- Talk to your health department about testing home paint and dust for lead.
Widget
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Add this widget to your webpage, blog, or social networking site. A widget is a CDC.gov application that displays the featured content directly on your webpage. Click the buttons to see the next tip to prevent lead poisoning. All Tips
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Buttons and Badges
Copy and paste the code to add these buttons and badges to your website, blog, or social networking profile. Let your website visitors know how to stop lead poisoning and where to get more information. Buttons and badges share health messages and information about campaigns and causes online. They are graphic elements that are often created to be shared, and include HTML code that allows them to be posted on a website.
Prevent Lead Poisoning
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Web Banner
Brighten your website with this web banner and get the word out on lead poisoning prevention. When you download this graphic to your website, please link to CDC’s National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week website so that readers can get more information.
Right click and 'Save Picture As...'
Example of HTML code to include in your webpage:
<a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/nlppw.htm"><img src="WEB_BANNER_English_460x81.gif" width="461" height="82" border="0" title="2012 National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: Get Your Home Tested - Get Your Child Tested - Get The Facts.">
A Spanish version of the banner is also available (356 x 106).
Training Tools
- Lead Glossary
[PDF - 1.34 MB]
A plain-language dictionary that gives the meaning of words you often hear or read about lead.
It can help you as you try to learn more about childhood lead poisoning and its health affects or
how to communicate aspects of childhood lead poisoning to clients. - Healthy Homes Checklist DVD.
Contact kfc2@cdc.gov to have the DVD mailed to you. - More lead poisoning prevention Tools and Training.
Health-e-Cards
Send your friends, family, and coworkers an electronic greeting card about lead poisoning prevention and safe, healthy homes.
Lead Poisoning Prevention
Prevent Lead Poisoning |
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Healthy Homes
Safe Home |
Safe New Home |
Healthy Home |
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Video PSAs
Watch the top 3 winning videos from 2009’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Video Contest. These 30- to 60-second videos seek to educate the public about lead poisoning prevention and the danger of lead exposure. The links open the videos on YouTube.
 1st Place Winning Video: 'Just To Be Safe' 
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 2nd Place Winning Video : 'Henry and Fred Learn About Lead'
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 3rd Place Winning Video: 'Lead Report'
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Audio Podcasts
Listen to a podcast from CDC about lead poisoning prevention and a podcast from EPA about the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule. You can access podcasts from the CDC website, or you can download the podcasts to your desktop and your portable music/video player to get health information at your convenience and on the go.
'Is Your Child Safe from Lead Poisoning?'
Dr. Mary Jean Brown, Chief of the CDC Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, discusses the importance of testing children
for lead poisoning, who should be tested, and what parents can do to prevent lead poisoning.
'Renovate Right: Prevent Lead Poisoning in Children'
Dr. Maria Doa, Director of the EPA National Program Chemicals Division, discusses EPA's new rule for renovations,
repairs, and painting activities.
For additional information about preventing childhood lead poisoning, visit
- The National Lead Information Center at
http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/nlic.htm
or call 1-800-424-LEAD (5323).
- CDC's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program at http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead.
- EPA at http://www.epa.gov/lead/
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- HUD at http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead
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For more information about this toolkit, contact LeadInfo@cdc.gov.
Contact Us:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd
Atlanta, GA 30333 - 800-CDC-INFO
(800-232-4636)
TTY: (888) 232-6348 - cdcinfo@cdc.gov
