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Lead-Based Paint in Schools
The risk of lead poisoning can be reduced when schools are maintained in a way that lowers or eliminates sources of lead—such as lead-contaminated soil, lead dust, and chipping or peeling lead-based paint.
Environmental Health Guide for Parents, Caregivers and Child Care Providers
Children interact with our environment much differently than adults do and continue to grow and develop, which is why children’s environmental health is so important.
Lead Poisoning Prevention Guidance for Parents and Caregivers
There is no safe level of lead in the body. Lead can harm anyone, but babies, young children and pregnant women are at special risk.
Lead Poisoning Prevention Guidance for Health Care Providers
This information is for health care professionals. The Healthy Homes Lead Poisoning Prevention Program works with you to ensure that all 1- and 2-year-old children are tested for lead. Vermont law requires that all children are tested for lead at...
Lead in Drinking Water
What You Need to Know About Lead in Drinking Water Lead is a highly toxic metal. It can be found in both public and private water systems, in household plumbing, and in well components. Until around the 1950s, lead pipes...