Patient Education Information

Lead Is All Around Us - The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has created this fact sheet.

Preventing Lead Poisoning - Learn the quick facts with this handout.

How Do I Get My Child Tested for Lead? - KidsHealth offers this information for parents.

Lead Poisoning - The Mayo Clinic explores lead poisoning at this site.

Lead Poisoning in Children - Family Doctor has created this fact sheet.

Lead Recalls - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products. But this site, from the CDC lists lead recalls.

MEDLINEPlus Medical Encyclopedia - The Health Illustrated Encyclopedia from MedlinePlus includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. Please check the alphabetic listing for the topic you want.

Occupational Exposure to Lead - Readable health information from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Ten Tips to Protect Children from Pesticide and Lead Poisoning - Great tips from the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs.