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Public Health Intervention for Lead Poisoning

Treatment of lead poisoning involves a team of professionals to manage the medical, environmental and social care required by the child and family. Public health plays a specific role in determining the source of lead exposure by evaluating the child in environments where they spend a lot of time and conducting lead hazard investigations of those places.

The following topics encompass the standards of practice of the Wisconsin Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program and its agents, i.e., local health departments.

• The Role of Public Health in Childhood Lead Poisoning (PDF, 89 KB)

•   Standards and Legislation on Lead Hazards and Lead Exposure (PDF, 110 KB)

• Sources and Toxicology of Lead Exposure (PDF)

• Screening & Diagnosis of Childhood Lead Poisoning (PDF, 576 KB)

• Assessment & Intervention: A Child with Lead Poisoning (PDF, 143 KB)

• Assessment & Intervention: The Environment(s) of a Child with Lead Poisoning (PDF, 346 KB)

• Nutrition and Childhood Lead Poisoning (PDF, 98 KB)

• Lead Toxicity on Reproductive Health, Fetal Development, and Breast Milk (PDF, 94 KB)

• Forms, Resources, and Samples (PDF, 57 KB)

Wisconsin Local Public Health Departments  All children with blood lead levels of 10 mcg/dL or more are followed by Wisconsin local health departments. Health care providers and parents can locate the health department serving their community at this site.

Wisconsin Statutes & Administrative Rules

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Last Revised:  June 25, 2008