Educational Materials for Lead Poisoning Prevention
The DOH lead education materials below can be downloaded from the Internet. Or, you can request multiple copies, free of charge, using this form.
For information on how to obtain multiple copies of lead education materials for home renovators and contractors that are not listed on this order form, contact the Center for Environmental Health, Outreach and Education group at: ceheduc@health.state.ny.us; phone: (518) 402-7530.
Occupational health materials for employers, employees, and health care providers can be ordered from the Bureau of Occupational Health: (518) 402-7900, or email: boh@health.state.ny.us.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also has pamphlets, including, Fight Lead Poisoning with a Healthy Diet; Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home; and Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care Providers and Schools. To order EPA pamphlets, contact the National Lead Information Center at 1-800-424-5323. Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. These publications can also be downloaded from EPA web site.
The following materials can be downloaded from the Internet, or ordered from the Department of Health using the Order Form:
Educational Materials for Parents and Caregivers
Pamphlets
- Lead Poisoning is a Danger for Every Baby and Child. Here's What You Should Know (in English, Spanish and Chinese)
- Are you Pregnant? Learn How to Protect Yourself and Your Baby From Lead Poisoning (in English, Spanish and Chinese)
- Fight Lead Poisoning with a Healthy Diet (EPA)
- Get the Lead Out of Drinking Water
Tear-off Flyers and Fact Sheets
- What Your Child's Blood Lead Test Means (in English, Spanish, and other languages)
- What Child Care Providers Need to Know About Lead
- Lead in Imported Products Fact Sheet (New York City)
- Get Ahead of Lead Fact Sheets (Bosnian, Chinese, Farsi, French, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, Vietnamese)
Coloring and Story Books
- Leo the Little Lion Coloring Book (PDF, 1.10M, 12pg.)
- Leo the Little Lion Storybook (PDF, 605KB, 8pg.)
Posters
- Good Nutrition Helps Your Family to Get Ahead of Lead (PDF, 612KB, 1pg.)
- Spanish – Una Buena Nutricion Ayuda a su Familia a Adelantarse al Plomo (PDF, 636KB, 1pg.)
- At One and Two, Testing for Lead is What to Do - Poster (PDF, 409KB, 1pg.)
- Dual Language Poster – Make Your Cleaning Count: Wash Lead Out! / Su Limpieza es Importante: ¡Lave el Plomo Para Eliminarlo! (PDF, 248KB, 2pg.)
- Be a Good Handwasher
Stickers
- At One and Two, Testing for Lead is What to Do - Sticker (requires sticker paper) (PDF, 443KB, 1pg.)
Curriculum
Video
- Preventing Lead Poisoning in Immigrant and Refugee Communities
- The Trouble with Lead: Keeping Your Home and Family Safe
Lead-Safe Home Repair - for Contractors, Homeowners, Landlords, and Tenants
- What Homeowners Need to Know about Removing Lead-Based Paint
- Tips for Contractors
- Encapsulants: A Technique to Control Lead Paint Hazards
- Renovate Right (EPA)
- Small Entity Compliance Guide to Renovate Right – EPAs Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Program
- Contractors: Lead Safety During Renovation
Adult Lead Exposure
- Are You Pregnant? Learn How to Protect Yourself and Your Baby from Lead Poisoning
- Aim at Lead Safety
- Lead on the Job: A Guide for Workers
Management Guidelines for Health Care Providers
- Commissioner's Letter to Health Care Providers Regarding Low Level Lead Exposure, June 2009
- Interpreting and Managing Blood Lead Levels <10 µg/dL in Children and Reducing Childhood Exposures to Lead (November, 2007) - CDC
- Lead Exposure in Children: Prevention, Detection and Management - Statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics on Lead Toxicity (Fall 2005)
- Lead Poisoning Prevention Guidelines for Prenatal Care Providers
- Lead Exposure in Adults: A Guide for Health Care Providers
- Commissioner's Letter to Physicians Regarding Lead Screening, August 2005
