Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Training

This segment conveys the dynamics of lead exposure as a major public health problem and its continuing impact on children and adults. The information shared will assist trainees in defining lead poisoning, understanding its causes, and identifying the major short- and long-term health outcomes of exposure.

Supporting information

• Guidelines for the Identification and Management of Lead Exposure in Pregnant and Lactating Women – 2010, CDC
• Educational Interventions for Children Affected by Lead – April 2015, CDC

The segment provides historical context of lead poisoning and evidence to support continuing vigilance in detecting exposures. The content is designed to assist trainees in comprehending the present and past uses of lead, the history and timeline of lead policies in the United States, and the impacts of recent lead exposure incidents within affected communities.

Supporting Information

• 10 Policies to Prevent and Respond to Childhood Lead Exposure – Pew Trusts, August 2017
• Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home – EPA, March 2021
• Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-based Paint Hazards in Housing – HUD, July 2012

This segment will introduce trainees to four strategic priorities for developing a lead prevention program and define basic concepts: Blood lead testing and reporting, Blood Lead Surveillance, Linkage to Services and Targeted population-based policy interventions. The information conveyed will assist trainees in identifying features of well-run programs and the four major components of state/local/territorial/tribal lead prevention and mitigation programs.

Supporting Information

• [Video] Mission Unleaded: How to Test Children for Lead with Maximum Accuracy – CDC, 2018

This segment introduces the roles of public health department personnel and CDC partners in supporting the implementation of Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs (CLPPPs) and will assist trainees in identifying how specific public health roles relate to the CDC CLPPP’s four key strategies for managing a CDC-funded program.

This segment is designed to assist trainees in developing and sustaining Lead Advisory Committees and screening plans, implementing state blood lead testing recommendations and reporting requirements, and enhancing blood lead level testing practices.

Supporting Information

• ACLPPP Report – CDC, 2012
• Prevention of Childhood Lead Toxicity – American Academy of Pediatrics

Module 2 Segment 2 is designed to assist trainees in developing or improving surveillance procedures for the collection, quality assurance, analysis, and dissemination of childhood lead exposure blood test results and other data.

Module 2 segment 3 guides trainees in strategies to identify children with blood lead levels requiring follow-up and to connect them to medical, social, behavioral, environmental, or other required services. Details include establishing partnerships with medical, environmental, behavioral, and social services organizations that aid children with blood lead levels above the current reference value. CDC’s current blood lead reference value is 3.5 micrograms per deciliter of blood (μg/dL).

Supporting Information

• Get Twice The Fruits And Veggies With Double Up Food Bucks | DUFB (doubleupamerica.org)
• Home – SER National (ser-national.org)
• McKinney-Vento – National Center for Homeless Education
• MiCHWA – Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance
• State SNAP-Ed Programs | SNAP-Ed (usda.gov)

The purpose of this segment is to guide trainees in developing strategic partnerships and policies, to implement targeted, population-based interventions with a focus on community-based approaches aimed at primary prevention of childhood lead exposures.

Module 2 segment 5 provides methods and best practices used to evaluate lead exposure prevention programs.