• For information about lead in baby food: click here

• Para obtener información sobre el plomo en los alimentos para bebés: haga clic aquí

• For information about lead in firearms: click here

• Para obtener información sobre el plomo en las armas de fuego: haga clic aquí

• For a link to Consumer Product Safety Commission lead recalls: click here

• For information on a lead-safe certified contractor: click here

• For Information on the California Waterline Replacement Program: click here

• Para obtener información sobre el Programa de reemplazo de líneas de agua de California: haga clic aquí

Know the Facts*

• Lead can damage a child’s brain and nervous system. 

• Lead exposure is especially dangerous for children under the age of six because their rapidly growing and developing bodies absorb more lead. 

• Lead poisoning can cause permanent learning and behavioral problems that make it difficult for children to succeed in school.

• Lead-based paint chips or peels,

• Lead-based paint is disturbed during repairs or renovations,

• Lead contaminates soil along roadways, near buildings, or near homes,

• Lead dust from paint and soil accumulates in and around homes,

• Lead dust settles on bare soil around the home where children play,

• Lead dust settles on toys, fingers, and other things children put in their mouths.

• Most children with lead poisoning do not look or act sick.

• Children at risk for lead exposure should be tested at both one and two years of age.

• At-risk children three- to six-years old who were not tested at ages one and two should have a blood lead test.

• Parents can talk to their child’s doctor about getting tested for lead.

• Children who receive services from Medi-Cal or Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) are eligible for free testing.   To find out about eligibility for Medi-Cal, call 1-800-880-5305.

• Private health insurance plans may also pay for the test. 

FACT:   Parents and caregivers can help prevent childhood lead poisoning by:

• Wiping clean or taking off shoes before entering the home,

• Washing children’s hands and toys often,

• If lead-based paint is on any surface inside or outside the home, wet mop and wash the surfaces often.

• Before painting or remodeling, always follow lead-safe work practices.

*Excerpted from California Department of Public Health Fact Sheet on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention.

  Amador County Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

 CA Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch