Lead Week 2022

There's more to know about lead

Here in Alameda County, lead poisoning continues to be a health concern for young children in our community. Lead sources include paint from older homes built before 1978 with peeling or chipping paint, lead in soil, some imported spices, and even home remedies. This Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, celebrated in the final week of each October, we encourage everyone to empower themselves on how to stay healthy by getting educated. Lead poisoning is still here, but with education we can work to help eliminate it.

This year's national theme for Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is:

Get the Facts:Find out about the hazards of lead.
Get Your Home Tested: Find out how to minimize risks of lead exposure by hiring a certified professional to test older homes for lead.
Get Your Child Tested:A simple blood test can detect lead. Consult your health care provider for advice on testing your children.

Enter our giveaway

Click here to enter to win October's Healthy Homes Starter Kit from Alameda County's Healthy Homes Department valued at $200 - a kit that includes a HEPA-filter vacuum & more for you to keep your family safe! HEPA-filter vacuum cleaners have been shown to help protect against exposure to lead. For more giveaways and information, join our monthly newsletter.

Lead awareness events

Lead Poisoning Prevention Workshop (online)
October 11, 2022, from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Click here for more information

Soils I: Improving Your Soil Quality for the Urban Food Grower (online)
October 20, 2022 at 1:30 pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/424576819697
October 20, 2022 at 6:30 pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/424584522737

Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative (online)
October 24, 2022 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am
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Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch and Division of Drinking Water (online)
October 26, 2022 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am
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NCHH's Sixth Annual Twitter Chat for National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (online)
October 26, 2022 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
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Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention: Guidance for Clinicians (online)
October 26, 2022 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
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Healthy Homes Lead Poisoning Prevention: Ask Us
October 26, 2022 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
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Department of Social Services and California State University, Sacramento, Office of Water Programs
October 27, 2022 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am
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All Children can be Exposed to Lead: CDC's Efforts to Promote Awareness and Testing (online)
October 27, 2022 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
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Soils II: Safe Soils (online)
October 27, 2022 at 1:30 pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/424585224837
October 27, 2022 at 6:30 pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/424585816607

Fundamentals of Lead Poisoning (online)
November 4, 2022 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
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More information about international Lead Week events can be found here.

Request a presentation or a training session

Are you looking for a presentation to be made to your organization on the dangers of lead, a presentation on the grants available to help address these dangers, or training on the ways that you can be safe during your renovations? If so, please complete this brief survey to let us know about your interest and someone from our team will be in contact with you.

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Partner Resources

California Department of Public Health

HUD

CDC

National Center for Healthy Housing