Recommended Web Sites

Alliance for Healthy Homes - This organization addresses housing-related health hazards. One will find information on lead poisoning as well as links to additional information at this site.

CDC: Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program - Statistics and numerous publications are available from this government site.

HUD's Office of Lead Hazard Control - The Department of Housing and Urban Development maintains a collection of electronic publications dealing with lead poisoning. The site also provides up-to-date news and program announcements at the local and national level.

Lead and Your Health - Good information, including statistics, from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

Lead in Drinking Water - The EPA offers this good fact sheet.

Lead in Paint, Dust, and Soil - This also comes from the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances.

MedlinePlus - Lead Poisoning - Developed by the National Library of Medicine, this consumer health site directs the user to selected online resources on many common diseases and conditions.

ToxMap - This databank, from the National Library of Medicine provides information on lead, and on superfund cleanup sites.

ToxTown - Learn more about lead and other environmental hazards with this interactive site from the National Library of Medicine.