Now Available: National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Materials

Released on September 1, 2026

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development are releasing outreach materials in preparation for National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW), which will be observed Oct. 25-31, 2026. The customizable materials can be used by companies, organizations, governmental entities, and individuals to plan and implement local events and activities about preventing lead exposure.

Each year, NLPPW brings together individuals, communities, organizations, industry, and state, Tribal, territorial, and local governments to reduce childhood exposure to lead by increasing lead poisoning prevention awareness and education.

The 2026 NLPPW theme is “Keep Kids Safe from Lead,” which focuses on three key messages:

• Get the Facts: Learn about lead hazards in your environment and how to prevent exposure
• Get Your Child Tested: Ensure early detection through a blood lead test
• Get Your Home Tested: Identify and address potential lead sources

The outreach materials include an information kit with talking points, facts about lead and lead exposure, event ideas, planning suggestions, social media content ideas and graphics that highlight the key messages. 

Since the 1970s, EPA has worked alongside partners at the federal, state, Tribal, territorial, and local levels to protect children’s health and, together, significant progress has been made to reduce lead exposure and lead-related health risks. Despite improvements over the last 50 years, ongoing exposures to lead where our families live, work, and play present a health risk, especially to children.

To combat this issue, in 2025 the Trump EPA reestablished a committee of senior leaders across the agency’s program offices and ten regions to drive success in reducing children’s exposure to lead. This renewed agency-wide focus is centered around strengthening cooperative federalism, streamlining actionable risk communications and outreach, and unleashing private sector innovation to protect human health and the environment.

To access these resources and learn more, visit EPA’s NLPPW 2026 webpage in English or Spanish.