• 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.

Is Your Child Safe from Lead Poisoning?

  Amador County Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

 CA Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch