Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
An agency
of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Gives
general information about lead poisoning and other toxic substances.
(www.atsdr.cdc.gov/index.html)
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Alliance
to End Childhood Lead Poisoning
National non-profit
organization dedicated to the issue of childhood lead poisoning.
(www.afhh.org/)
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American
Medical Association
Consists of articles regarding lead
poisoning, affects on children, case studies, and methods of
protection.
(www.ama-assn.org/)
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U.S.
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention - Childhood Lead Poisoning and Prevention Program
This program is located
within the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -
National Center for Environmental Health. It provides
information that is given to state and local health departments, and
facts for public knowledge.
(www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/lead.htm)
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Coalition
to End Childhood Lead Poisoning
A national
non-profit organization that has information directed to parents for
prevention of child lead poisoning and treatment.
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Consumer
Product
Safety Commission
This federal department website offers
information on lead in consumer products, and awareness of paint and
chemical stripper hazards.
(www.cpsc.gov/)
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Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
This federal
department website offers printable guidelines and information on
lead hazard control in English and Spanish. It also has a web
page dedicated to information for parents.
(www.hud.gov/offices/lead)
Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
This federal department website
offers a lead page with information, brochures, technical issues
relevant to the Federal lead program, and U.S. regulations.
(www.epa.gov/lead)
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Environmental
Protection Agency - Region 5
This
subsection of EPA specifically serves Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin and 35 Tribes
(www.epa.gov/region5/)
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Food and Drug
Administration
By searching on "Lead Poison",
this federal department website offers
suggestions against childhood lead poisoning and products that
contain lead.
(www.fda.gov/)
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MedlinePlus
Information on Lead Poisoning
This information is from the
National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health.
It provides articles from federal departments, e.g. EPA, OSHA, and
HUD.
(www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/leadpoisoning.html)
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National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIESH)
"Alphabetical
Index of Health Topics" page. It offers some
articles about its effects on children and family members.
(www.niehs.nih.gov/external/faq/alpha-l.htm)
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National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
"Selected Topic - Lead" page is located within the
Center for Disease Control website.
(www.cdc.gov/niosh/leadpg.html)
National Institute
of Standard and Technology
(www.nist.gov/)
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National
Lead Information Clearinghouse (NLIC)
This site is located within the EPA
website.
(www.epa.gov/lead/nlic.htm)
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Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
This page
is directly linked to the "Lead" section.
(http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/lead/index.html)
