Educational Materials for Lead Poisoning Prevention
Department of Health lead education materials can be downloaded using the links below or you can request multiple copies, free of charge:
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 (email ceheduc@health.ny.gov or call 518-402-7530).
Occupational health materials for employers, employees, and health care providers can be ordered from the Bureau of Occupational Health & Injury Prevention (email boh@health.ny.gov or call 518-402-7900).
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 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. Publications can be downloaded from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency website. You may also contact the National Lead Information Center (1-800-424-5323) to receive a general information packet, to order documents, or for detailed information about lead.
Educational Materials for Parents and Caregivers
Pamphlets
- Lead Poisoning is a Danger for Every Baby and Child. Here's What You Should Know (available in multiple languages)
- Are you Pregnant? Learn How to Protect Yourself and Your Baby From Lead Poisoning (available in multiple languages)
- Fight Lead Poisoning with a Healthy Diet, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Get the Lead Out of Drinking Water
Tear-Off Flyers and Fact Sheets
- What Your Child's Blood Lead Test Means (available in multiple languages)
- What Child Care Providers Need to Know About Lead
- Lead in Imported Products, New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
- Get Ahead of Lead (available in multiple languages)
- Beware of Lead! Do YOU Know Where It May Be Hiding? (available in mulitple languages)
Coloring and Story Books
- Leo the Little Lion Coloring Book (English, Spanish)
- Leo the Little Lion Storybook (English, Spanish)
Posters
- Good Nutrition Helps Your Family to Get Ahead of Lead (English, Spanish)
- At One and Two, Testing for Lead is What to Do (English, Spanish)
- Make Your Cleaning Count: Wash Lead Out! / Su Limpieza es Importante: ¡Lave el Plomo Para Eliminarlo!, Dual Language Poster (PDF)
- Be a Good Handwasher
Stickers
Curriculum
Video
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
