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Posted by aprilwright on October 23rd, 2025
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Children’s Health Month ends with National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week.
Lead poisoning continues to be a persistent issue in children’s health. There are several resources available to share with your communities about sources of lead exposure and prevention efforts. Here are a few to get you started.
The CDC has information on lead exposure on the Preventing Childhood Lead Poisoning page.
The Eco-Healthy Child Care Protecting Children from Lead Exposures in Childcare toolkit and factsheet which covers sources of lead, prevention and remediation strategies.
The NNLM Reading Club collection on Environmental Health covers information about lead exposure in children. This page includes informational resources along with book recommendations and discussion guides.
Although, childhood lead exposure continues to be a significant public health concern in the United States, there are resources available to equip communities to address it.
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