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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program – program to eliminate elevated blood lead levels in children by 2010
Environmental Health Services Branch Collaborates on Lead Exposure Reduction Plan in La Oroya, Peru – study of what may be contributing to reported health complaints and elevated blood lead levels and how to reduce exposure
Housing Statewide Strategy to Eliminate Lead Poisoning in Rhode Island [DOC 421 KB] – development of housing surveillance tool to increase understanding, inform others, and measure progress in the efforts to eliminate lead poisoning in the state. This is one in a series of reports prepared by a graduate of CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute (EPHLI).
Lead Topic Page – information about lead
National Institute for Safety and Health (NIOSH) - Safety and Health Topic: Lead – links to information about worker exposure to lead
Healthy Homes Program [external link] (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) – initiative to protect children and their families from housing-related health and safety hazards
Lead in Paint, Dust, and Soil [external link] (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) – information about lead, lead hazards, and simple steps to protect your family
Lead Poisoning [external link] (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) – links to lesson plans and educational resources about lead
Lead Resources [external link] (National Center for Healthy Housing) – links to publications related to lead.
Lead Resources [external link] (National Safety Council) – links to information about lead poisoning
Safety and Health Topics: Lead [external link] – information about worker overexposure to lead