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Guidelines and Recommendations:

1. Recommendations for Preventing Lead Poisoning among the Internally Displaced Roma Population in Kosovo from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2007) (PDF) - Lead exposure is a continuing urgent health problem for Roma in Kosovo. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations International Children’s’ Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have collaborated in blood lead surveillance of the Roma children living in refugee camps in Kosovo. This document includes recommendations.

2. A Purchaser's Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Moving Science into Coverage (2006) - This is an important resource on preventive services, including elevated blood lead level screening. Developed in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the National Business Group on Health (NBGH), the Purchaser's Guide translates clinical guidelines and medical evidence, providing large employers with the information they need to select, define, and implement preventive medical benefits. The section on elevated blood lead level screening starts on page 164  of the guide, under the Evidence Statement for Child Health Promotion.    
3. Lead Poisoning Prevention in Newly Arrived Refugee Children: Tool Kit (2006) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (LPPP) in conjunction with the Office of Refugee Resettlement developed the Lead Poisoning Prevention in Newly Arrived Refugee Children tool kit in response to the increasing number of refugee children entering in the United States and subsequently developing elevated blood lead levels.
4. Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children (2005) - This is the fifth revision of the statement on Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  This revision accompanies a companion document, developed by the Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention which reviews the scientific evidence for adverse effects in children at blood lead levels below 10 µg/dL.
5. Building Blocks for Primary Prevention: Protecting Children from Lead-Based Paint Hazards (2005) - This publication offers a comprehensive collection of 70 "building blocks," which are primary prevention strategies to reduce exposure to hazards in housing. To use a searchable version of this CDC publication click here. Source: Alliance for Healthy Homes
6. Using GIS to Assess and Direct Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention: Guidance for State and Local Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs (2004) - These guidelines were prepared to help new lead epidemiologists quickly learn how to use geographic information systems (GIS) mapping technology to assess and direct childhood lead poisoning elimination efforts.
7. Preventing Lead Exposure in Young Children: A Housing-Based Approach to Primary Prevention of Lead Poisoning (2004) - This document presents recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention for a housing-based approach to primary prevention of childhood lead poisoning to accelerate progress towards the elimination of elevated blood lead levels in children.
8. Managing Elevated Blood Lead Levels Among Young Children: Recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (2002) - This report form the Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention is intended to facilitate the management of children with elevated blood lead levels by providing case managers with information and guidance.
9. Screening Young Children for Lead Poisoning: Guidance for State and Local Public Health Officials, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1997) - The policy outlined in the document has two main purposes: to increase screening and follow-up care of children who most need these services, and to help communities pursue the most appropriate approach to the prevention of childhood lead poisoning.
10. Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children (1991) - The fourth revision of the statement on Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children by the Centers for Disease Control.
11. Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children (1985) ** - The second revision of the statement on Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
12. Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children (1978) ** - The first revision of the statement on Increased Lead Absorption and Lead Poisoning in Young Children by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
13. Increase Lead Absorption and Lead Poisoning in Young Children (1975) ** - A statement on Lead Poisoning in Young Children by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• ** These documents are being kept on this website for historical purposes. You can request that copies of these and other documents be sent to you by contacting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs) The MMWR series is a weekly United States public health report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

1. CDC. Interpreting and Managing Blood Lead Levels <10 µg/dL in Children and Reducing Childhood Exposures to Lead: Recommendations of CDC's Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention. MMWR. November 2, 2007; 56(RR08):1-14;16.
    ▪ Erratum: Vol. 56, No. RR-8 MMWR. November 30, 2007; 56(47):1241-1242.
2. CDC. Death of a Child After Ingestion of a Metallic Charm---Minnesota, 2006. MMWR. March 31, 2006; 55(12):340-341.
3. CDC. Deaths Associated with Hypocalcemia from Chelation Therapy---Texas, Pennsylvania, and Oregon, 2003--2005. MMWR. March 3, 2006; 55(8):204-207.
4. CDC. Blood Lead Levels---United States, 1999--2002. MMWR. May 27, 2005; 54(20):513-516.
5. CDC. Lead Poisoning Associated with Use of Litargirio---Rhode Island, 2003. MMWR. March 11, 2005; 54(9):227-229.
6. CDC. Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Refugee Children---New Hampshire, 2003--2004. MMWR. January 21, 2005; 54(2):42-46.
    ▪ Erratum: Vol. 54, No. 2 MMWR. January 28, 2005; 54(3):76.
7. CDC. Childhood Lead Poisoning from Commercially Manufactured French Ceramic Dinnerware---New York City, 2003. MMWR. July 9, 2004; 53(26):584-586.
8. CDC. Lead Poisoning Associated with Ayurvedic Medications---Five States, 2000--2003. MMWR. July 9, 2004; 53(26):582-584.
9. CDC. Brief Report: Lead Poisoning from Ingestion of a Toy Necklace---Oregon, 2003. MMWR. June 18, 2004; 53(23):509-511.
10. CDC. Blood Lead Levels in Residents of Homes with Elevated Lead in Tap Water---District of Columbia, 2004. MMWR. April 2, 2004; 53(12):268-270.

    Addendum: Following the release of the MMWR, "Blood Lead Levels in Residents of Homes with Elevated Lead in Tap Water -- District of Columbia, 2004", some reports have suggested erroneously that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has determined that lead in residential tap water at concentrations as high as 300 parts per billion is ‘safe’. CDC would like to reiterate the key message from the 2004 article that because no threshold for adverse health effects in young children has been demonstrated (no safe blood level has been identified), all sources of lead exposure for children should be controlled or eliminated. Lead concentrations in drinking water should be below the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency’s action level of 15 parts per billion.

11. CDC. Surveillance for Elevated Blood Lead Levels Among Children - United States, 1997--2001. MMWR. September 12, 2003; 52(SS-10):1-21. (PDF)
12. CDC. Childhood Lead Poisoning Associated with Tamarind Candy and Folk Remedies---California, 1999--2000. MMWR. August 9, 2002; 51(31):684-686.
13. CDC. Fatal Pediatric Lead Poisoning---New Hampshire, 2000. MMWR. June 8, 2001 50(22):457-459.
14. CDC. Trends in blood lead levels among children---Boston, Massachusetts, 1994--1999. MMWR. May 4, 2001 50(17):337-339.
15. CDC. Occupational and Take-Home Lead Poisoning Associated With Restoring Chemically Stripped Furniture---California, 1998. MMWR. April 6, 2001; 50(13):246-248.
16. CDC. Blood Lead Levels in Young Children---United States and Selected States, 1996--1999 . MMWR. December 22, 2000; 49(50):1133-1137.
17. CDC. Recommendations for Blood Lead Screening of Young Children Enrolled in Medicaid: Targeting a Group at High Risk---United States. MMWR. December 8, 2000; 49(RR-14):1-13. (PDF)
18. CDC. Elevated Blood Lead Levels Among Internationally Adopted Children---United States, 1998. MMWR. February 11, 2000; 49(5):97-100.
19. CDC. Lead Poisoning Associated with Imported Candy and Powdered Food Coloring---California and Michigan. MMWR. December 11, 1998; 47(48):1041-1043.
20. CDC. Targeted Screening for Childhood Lead Exposure in a Low Prevalence Area---Salt Lake County, Utah, 1995--1996. MMWR. March 14, 1997; 46(10):213-217.
21. CDC. Update: Blood Lead Levels---United States, 1991--1994. MMWR. February 21, 1997; 46(7):141.
     ▪ Erratum: Vol. 46, No. 7 MMWR. July 4, 1997; 46(26):607.
22. CDC. Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels Attributed to Home Renovation and Remodeling Activities--New York, 1993-1994. MMWR. January 3, 1997; 45(51&52):1120-1123.
23. CDC. Blood Lead Levels Among Children---Rhode Island, 1993--1995. MMWR. October 27, 1995; 44(42):788-791.
24. CDC. Blood Lead Levels Among Children in a Managed-Care Organization---California, October 1992--March 1993 MMWR. September 1, 1995; 44(34):627-629, 635.
25. CDC. Lead Poisoning Associated with Use of Traditional Ethnic Remedies---United States. MMWR. July 16, 1993; 42(27):521-524.

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