Kentucky Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (KCLPPP) is part of the Healthy Homes Initiative and offers a comprehensive approach to primary and secondary prevention of childhood and prenatal lead poisoning and other housing-related health hazards.
Primary lead poisoning prevention includes blood lead screenings for at-risk populations and education on prevention strategies to decrease childhood and prenatal lead hazard exposure.
Secondary prevention includes case management follow-up for elevated blood lead levels, medical and environmental services, epidemiologic studies, education and connections to other professionals and programs.
Primary Prevention: Blood lead screening of at-risk populations
Children 72 months of age and younger and pregnant patients
Medicaid eligible
Those living in a targeted ZIP code
Those responding yes or don't know on the Lead Poisoning Verbal Risk Assessment
Education on preventive strategies
Identify and keep children away from potential sources of lead hazards
Promote increased amounts of calcium, iron and vitamin C and less fat in diet to help prevent lead absorption
For housing built before 1978:
- Housecleaning techniques such as damp dusting, wet mopping, vacuuming daily with a HEPA-filtered vacuum, leaving shoes at the door in a tote or on a shelf inaccessible to children, wiping child's toys down daily and keeping in a covered tote
- Hand washing with soap and water prior to eating/snacking or sleep times
- Use temporary measures to reduce childhood access to lead based paint hazards that may include but are not limited to: blocking child access to potential hazardous area with a barrier, for example, placing furniture in front of a chipping window sill;
- Use duct or masking tape and plastic or cardboard to cover chipping/peeling surfaces until permanent work can be conducted;
- Keep child’s hands washed with soap and water, (germ gel does not remove lead), wash hands before snacks and meals and before all sleep times (especially if child is crawling and/or in hand-to-mouth exploration stage)
- Leave shoes outside or place shoes in a tote or shelf out of the child’s reach to keep lead dust/paint chips from being tracked in from outside.
- Explore the possibility of relocating child(ren) and pregnant women from the home while renovation/remediation work is in progress.
- Assure the family is using lead safety work practices during renovations (walk off areas, plastic off door areas, remove shoes/clothing before entering living spaces, daily clean up and vacuuming of work and walk off areas).
Order renovation posters and brochures
Consumer Updates
Consumer Product Safety Commission
FDA Unapproved Chelation Drugs
Provider Information
Lead Verbal Risk Assessment Questionnaire
Blood Lead Specimen Collection Guidelines
Blood Lead Screening and Elevated Blood Lead Guidelines
AAP Preventive Pediatric Health Care Periodicity Schedule
Preventing Lead Poisoning In Young Children (CDC, 2005)
Managing Elevated Blood Lead Levels Among Young Children: Recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (CDC, 2002)
Guidelines for the Identification and Management of Lead Exposure in Pregnant and Lactating Women (Nov 2010)
Pediatric Brochure (KDPH, 2016)
Relevant state laws (Kentucky Revised Statutes)
KRS 211.902
KRS 211.903
KRS 211.905
Physicians
Preventing Lead Poisoning In Young Children (CDC, 2005)
CDC Response to Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Recommendations in Low Level Lead Exposure Harms Children: A Renewed Call of Primary Prevention
NCHH CDC ACCLPP Response Summary Chart
News Release: Obama Administration Working to Close Racial, Ethnic Gap on Asthma/Asthma disproportionately affects minority children, children living below poverty level (May 31, 2012)
Education Materials