{"id":7201,"date":"2022-10-05T19:02:56","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T19:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/?page_id=7201"},"modified":"2022-10-07T14:20:09","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T14:20:09","slug":"lead-poisoning-prevention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/lead-poisoning-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead Poisoning Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-7201\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-7201-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7201-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7201-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-a258e6bfa2d8-7201\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/09\/Lead-Safety-header-4-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/09\/Lead-Safety-header-4-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/09\/Lead-Safety-header-4-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/09\/Lead-Safety-header-4-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/09\/Lead-Safety-header-4-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/09\/Lead-Safety-header-4-1536x804.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/09\/Lead-Safety-header-4-2048x1072.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" title=\"Lead Free\" alt=\"Lead Free \/ Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts logo \/ Baby in front of window with hand in mouth.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7201-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7201-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7201-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"border-right panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7201-1-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1><b>Lead Poisoning Prevention<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today, childhood lead poisoning is considered the most preventable environmental disease among young children, yet <\/span><b>nearly half a million U.S. children have elevated blood-lead levels,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A simple blood test for your child can prevent permanent damage that will last a lifetime.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/lead\/real-estate-disclosure\"><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Get Your Home Tested<\/span><\/b><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><b>.<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Ask for a lead inspection before you buy a home built before 1978.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Get Your Child Tested.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Ask your doctor to test your young children for lead even if they seem healthy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nceh\/lead\/tips.htm\"><b>Get the Facts<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Learn how to prevent lead poisoning.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 50px\"><b>Which children should be tested?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The CDC recommends young children to be tested if they fall under one or more of the categories listed below.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">live or spend time in a house or building built before 1978<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are from low-income households<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are immigrants, refugees, or recently adopted from less developed countries<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">live or spend time with someone who works with lead (such as people who work in construction) or who has hobbies that expose them to lead<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Children may not exhibit any signs of lead poisoning, yet without treatment, the damage could be permanent. The only way to know if a child has elevated levels of lead is to have them tested by a physician.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Visit the CDC for more information on testing for lead poisoning in children <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nceh\/lead\/prevention\/testing-children-for-lead-poisoning.htm\">Testing Children for Lead Poisoning<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-7201-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7201-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"contact-bullets panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7201-1-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Call us to make an appointment to talk about resources!<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Alleghany \/ Covington \/<br \/>Clifton Forge Health Dept:<br \/>\n(540) 962-2173<\/li>\n<li>Botetourt Health Dept:<br \/>\n(540) 666-4275<\/li>\n<li>Craig County Health Dept:<br \/>\n(540) 864-5136<\/li>\n<li>Roanoke City Health Dept:<br \/>\n(540) 283-5050<\/li>\n<li>Roanoke County \/<br \/>Salem Health Dept:<br \/>\n(540) 387-5530<\/li>\n<li>Roanoke County \/<br \/>Vinton Health Dept:<br \/>\n(540) 857-7800<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7201-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7201-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7201-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><b>RCAHD Case management for lead exposure<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When a physician reports a child (normally age 6 or younger) with a high lead level to RCAHD, a environmental health specialist and public health nurse case management team will jointly make visits to the child\u2019s home (and other places the child may spend time, such as day care centers or babysitters) to learn how the exposure may have occurred.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since lead-based paint wasn\u2019t banned until 1978, more than 80 percent of homes have lead-based paint. For example, in Roanoke City, 87 percent of homes were built before 1978 and are at risk of having lead based paint. Normally dust wipes and samples from chipping paint, water and\/ or soil are collected and sent to a private laboratory for analysis to determine the source of lead in the child\u2019s environment. In addition, the case management team advises the parents of proper diet and cleaning practices to reduce the child\u2019s lead levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About lead<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lead is a highly toxic metal that was used for many years in products found in and around our homes. Lead may cause a range of negative health effects, from behavioral problems and learning disabilities, to seizures and death. Children 6 years old and under are most at risk, because their bodies are growing quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7201-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-7201-3\" ><div id=\"pgc-7201-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7201-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24pt\"><b>Sources of lead<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7201-3-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"contact-bullets panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7201-3-0-1\" id=\"faqs\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-6cfba5f0b3f1-7201\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"common-locations-for-lead-exposure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-common-locations-for-lead-exposure\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-common-locations-for-lead-exposure\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCommon locations for lead exposure\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-common-locations-for-lead-exposure\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-common-locations-for-lead-exposure\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>National research suggests that the primary sources of lead exposure for most children are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Deteriorating lead-based paint\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Homes built before 1978 are at risk of having lead-based paint\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dust from lead based paint worn down by repeated friction of opening and closing of windows and doors<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Improperly remodeling or renovating a home with lead based paint<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Soil around the home and play areas that is tracked inside the home<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Other:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Imported homeopathics, home remedies, food, spices, and cosmetics\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Imported toys, chalk and crayons<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Imported or old ceramics, dinner ware, pottery<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Water pipes with lead solder, brass plumbing fixtures<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Changes in the law have added protections to greatly reduce the amount of lead in our homes and in the air. But it is important to remember that lead does not break down over time. Therefore, you should know <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/lead\/pubs\/parents.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">how to identify sources of lead in your home<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and how to keep your family safe.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"action-steps-to-reduce-lead-exposure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-action-steps-to-reduce-lead-exposure\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-action-steps-to-reduce-lead-exposure\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAction steps to reduce lead exposure\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-action-steps-to-reduce-lead-exposure\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-action-steps-to-reduce-lead-exposure\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In older homes that may have been painted with lead-based paint (often built before 1978), make sure household members avoid peeling paint and paint dust in window sills. Homes built before 1950 pose the greatest hazard to children because they are more likely to contain lead-based paint.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Any peeling paint should be removed and the paint chips swept in garbage bags and thrown away. Removal of lead paint is hazardous and should be done by a qualified professional. Children should not be present when scraping or cleaning up paint chips.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dust should be kept to a minimum by damp mopping and using a wet cloth to clean walls, window sills, and other surfaces. Vacuuming is not advised as it can spread dust containing lead.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wash your hands regularly, particularly before meals and after playing outside.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do not store food in open cans, particularly if the cans are imported.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avoid eating from, cooking with or storing food in pottery and ceramic dinnerware that is intended for decorative use or the lead content is unknown.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eat foods rich in calcium and iron to prevent lead absorption into the body.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anyone whose homes were built prior to 1986, or who may be particularly concerned about lead in their household plumbing, should let cold water run from the faucet for 60-90 seconds prior to using water for drinking or cooking, keeping in mind that boiling water does not reduce lead in water.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information on renovation, repair and painting activities:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pamphlet <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/lead\/renovate-right-important-lead-hazard-information-families-child-care-providers-and-schools\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care Providers, and Schools<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (also is available in Spanish).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Get more tips for preventing childhood lead poisoning on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/lead\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">EPA website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or by calling 1-800-424-LEAD<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7201-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7201-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7201-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"contact-bullets panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7201-4-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Resources:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/leadsafe\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia Department of Health Lead Safe Program<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roanokeva.gov\/684\/Lead-Safe-Roanoke\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lead Safe Roanoke<\/span> <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpsc.gov\/en\/Recalls\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lead Recalls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> - U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/lead\/learn-about-lead\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn About Lead<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> - EPA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nceh\/lead\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lead<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> - CDC<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/portal.hud.gov\/hudportal\/HUD?src=\/program_offices\/healthy_homes\/healthyhomes\/lead\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lead Hazard Control<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> - Housing and Urban Development<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchh.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Center for Lead Safe Housing<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-7201-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7201-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\" border-left panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7201-4-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-7201\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/10\/Lead-logo3.png\" width=\"1275\" height=\"1276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/10\/Lead-logo3.png 1275w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/10\/Lead-logo3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/10\/Lead-logo3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/10\/Lead-logo3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2022\/10\/Lead-logo3-768x769.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1275px) 100vw, 1275px\" title=\"*baby graphic* and the wording &quot;Lead-Free Kids&quot; in a simple house hape \/ *Shield logo* Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lead Poisoning Prevention Today, childhood lead poisoning is considered the most preventable environmental disease among young children, yet nearly half a million U.S. children have elevated blood-lead levels, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).\u00a0 A simple blood test for your child can prevent permanent damage that will last a lifetime. 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