Features | Region 9: Lead Program

National Lead Poisoning and Prevention Week is October 19-25, 2008 - "Let's Wipe Out Lead Poisoning: Renovate Right."

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is October 21-27, 2007 - "Protect Our Most Valuable Resource--Our Children."

EPA Partners with State of California in Hospital Project — The EPA Region 9 Lead Program and the California Department of Health Services (DHS) Lead Program have joined forces to provide California hospitals with childhood lead poisoning prevention materials for their birthing and parenting classes. Feature story and related information

EPA helps remove more than 60,000 pounds of lead contamination from California homes — Removing lead paint from the home is one of the simplest, most cost-effective measures people can take to reduce their exposure to environmental contaminants. Feature story and related information

U.S EPA Awards Two Federal Grants to Identify and/or Reduce Childhood Lead–Poisoning in Arizona — Arizona Department of Public Health (ADHS) to screen 5,000 Arizona children to determine their blood–lead levels. Feature story and related information

Lead Week — Childhood lead poisoning remains a major environmental health problem in the United States, but it is entirely preventable. October 23-29, 2005 is the 7th annual National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. Feature story

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