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Lead poisoning in children is preventable.
Yet many children needlessly suffer from it, usually because
they've breathed in particles of lead-based paint from older
homes, some toys, and elsewhere. Once lead
poisoning occurs, the damage to a child’s health is
permanent. Direct effects can include reading
disabilities, attention deficit, hyperactivity, and
behavioral problems. Many children need special medical care
and special education services. In addition, studies link as
much as 10 percent of juvenile delinquency to lead
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Toy recalls by the
Consumer Product Safety Commission
For the latest recalls, visit
CPSC.gov. |
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HealthyToys.org
Set up by the Ecology
Center, a nonprofit advocacy group, this site lists toys
according to type or brand and then identifies any chemicals
found in them.
Visit
HealthyToys.org |
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Lead-paint toys and
Connecticut law
This August 2007 report from the Office of Legislative
Research gives a summary on the topic.
Download as a PDF |
Visit
the OLR website |
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Lawmakers act to end
lead poisoning
A special session of
the Connecticut General Assembly in June 2007 included
passage of major
legislation aimed at ending childhood lead poisoning. Gov. M. Jodi
Rell signed the bill into law on June 26, 2007.
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The Facts about Lead Poisoning in Children
A May 2007 fact sheet prepared by the
Commission on Children.
Download as a PDF |
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The Connecticut Lead
Surveillance Report
This report contains statewide and town-by-town information
on lead screening rates, the prevalence and incidence of
elevated blood lead levels (EBLL), compliance rates,
demographic data, and Medicaid screening and EBLL
statistics. The numbers, released in May 2007, are for the
2005 calendar year. Issued by the Lead Poisoning Prevention
and Control Program (LPPCP) of the state Department of
Public Health (DPH).
Download as a PDF |
Visit the DPH website for more information |
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Connecticut Lead
Action for Medicaid Primary Prevention (LAMPP)
This is an early-intervention and prevention program to
reduce lead hazards for Medicaid-eligible children under 6
years of age. Approaches include education of families and
their landlords, risk assessments, and low-cost interim
control measures.
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CDC Lead Poisoning
Prevention Program
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an arm
of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, is
committed to eliminating elevated blood lead levels in
children by 2010.
Visit the program's website |
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Federal Office of
Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (OHHLHC)
The Office was created in 1991 to eliminate lead-based paint
hazards in America's privately owned and low-income housing.
It describes itself as "unique among federal agencies
dealing with lead-based paint hazards" because it "brings
science to bear directly upon America's housing and provides
grants for communities to address their own lead paint
hazards."
Visit the OHHLHC website |
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last updated on
June 11, 2008 |
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