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Lead Poisoning Prevention
National and Government Resources
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Resources from National Organizations

Alliance for Healthy Homes -- 202-543-1147

American Academy of Pediatrics -- 847-434-4000


Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning -- 800-370-LEAD (5323)


National Center for Healthy Housing -- 410-992-0712

National Safety Council -- 630-285-1121

General federal regulations

National Lead Information Center

Publications of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) are available for purchase

The Alliance for Healthy Homes (formerly known as The Alliance to end Childhood Lead Poisoning)

 

U.S. Government Resources

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry -- 404-498-0110: 888-422-8737

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program -- 888-232-6789

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) -- 877-267-2323


Consumer Product Safety Commission -- 800-638-2772

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
-- 202-708-1112

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Lead Information Center -- 800-424-LEAD

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

888-INFO-FDA (888-463-6332)

Healthy People 2010

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) -- 301-458-4000

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) -- 919-541-3345

General federal regulations

HUD's lead-related documents, pamphlets, reports, and regulations (including the pamphlet “Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home”, the full Title X Task Force Report, "Putting the Pieces Together: Controlling Lead Hazards in the Nation's Housing", and the HUD "Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing", including the revised Chapter 7, on inspections, issued in 1997) are available at the home page of HUD's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics -- Lead Program


 
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