ead-Based Paint Awareness
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Lead Poisoning is Preventable!
Protect yourself and your family by Getting the Facts, Getting Your Child Tested, and Getting Your Home Tested.
Getting the Facts:
Getting Your Child Tested:
- Ask your doctor to test your child’s blood lead level at ages 1 and 2.
- Children from 3 to 6 years of age should have their blood tested if they have not been tested before and:
- They live in or regularly visit a house built before 1950,
- They live in or regularly visit a house built before 1978 with ongoing or recent renovations or remodeling
- They have a sibling or playmate who has or did have lead poisoning
- For more information on the blood lead level testing program in Alabama, check out the Alabama Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program website
Getting Your Home Tested:
- You should get your home tested for lead-based paint if:
- Your child has been diagnosed as having lead poisoning.
- You live in a home built before 1978 where small children are or will be living.
- You are about to remodel or renovate a home built before 1978. There are certain regulations that apply when doing so. Information on these regulations are provided below.
- You are renting or buying a home built before 1978. More Information on buying or renting a home is provided below.
- You are concerned about possible lead exposure to you, your family and pets, or visitors.
Resources – Sharable Graphics
Big Box Store Posters
Social Media Graphics
Videos
Overview of Lead Safe Regulations in Alabama
Actions to Reduce Lead Exposure
Lead Poisoning Prevention: Overview of Lead-Paint Hazards and Prevention
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