Environmental Epidemiology Program

Lead Poisoning

CHILD BLOOD LEAD

The "Child Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance" or CBLES project was started in 1996 with funding assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CBLES study focuses on environmental blood lead exposure in children. Additional risk data is also collected in this study by telephone questionnaires of parents or guardians of children with elevated blood lead levels (identified from the laboratory reports), physicians who treat cases of childhood blood lead poisoning and by conducting environmental sampling for lead.

Utah's Childhood Blood Lead Screening Recommendations

Child Blood Lead Data - This link will take you to Utah's Indicator-Based Information System for Public Health (IBIS-PH) site, for the most current publicly available child blood lead data in Utah.

Information about Recalls in Children's Toys and Products

UDOH Informational Pamphlets:

• Pregnancy and Lead Poisoning.
• Parent's Guide to Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention English
• Parent's Guide to Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention -Spanish
• Help Me Be Lead Free. English
• Help Me Be Lead Free. Spanish

Several pamphlets are also available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):

• Lead-Safe Certified Guide to Renovate Right English
• Reducing Lead Hazards when remodelling your home Spanish
• Lead Poisoning And Your Children English
• Lead Poisoning And Your Children Spanish
• Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home English
• Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home Spanish
• Lead In Your Home: A Parents Reference Guide
• Fight Lead Poisoning with a Healthy Diet
• Testing Your Home For Lead in paint, dust and soil

Additional Information:

National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior- This site explains the appropriate methods for reducing lead-paint hazards in historic housing.

Utah Department of Air Quality- Lead-Based Paint Program - this site provides information on Utah’s official lead-based paint rule and a list of certified lead-based paint service providers in Utah.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - This site provides information about HUD programs that address lead-based paint in housing. This site also provides guidelines on controlling lead-based paint hazards and a list of helpful documents for property owners.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - This site includes information about lead regulations, policies, training, resource materials, lead in water and lead poisoning prevention programs.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - The CPSC site provides informational alerts about the presence of lead in consumer products.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - The FDA site provides information about the presence of lead in food, cosmetics, and other products such as dishware. The site also provides information about lead-testing devices.

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - This site provides information of lead poisoning in children including the causes, health effects and prevention measures.

Lead Activities for Children National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (Kids Page) - This site includes general information about the causes, health effects, and prevention of lead poisoning as well as related research.