Education and Outreach

• Brochures and Posters - The top seven most-requested documents
• Lead Awareness Program Activities - Educational outreach efforts of the agency
• Current Lead Outreach Grants - Educational activities of non-profit organizations funded by EPA
• National Lead Information Center - Hotline for requesting any Lead Program documents
  

	Fight Lead Poisoning with a Healthy Diet (PDF format). Discusses proper nutrition and lead poisoning prevention, and features fast, nutritious recipes. Also available in Spanish (PDF format).
	Lead in Your Home:  A Parent's Reference Guide (PDF format). Sixty-seven page comprehensive resource for parents on many lead-related topics. An 18"X24" poster (PDF format) is also available.
	Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home (PDF format).  Required to be provided to prospective buyers and renters of pre-1978 homes, and residents of homes where renovations will take place. Also available in Spanish and other formats.
	Reducing Lead Hazards When Remodeling Your Home (PDF format). Helps home owners understand what precautions should be taken before work is done on their homes. Also available in Spanish (PDF format).
	Runs Better Unleaded wall poster. Colorful, general lead awareness message. 8.5"x11" Black And White (PDF format) 8.5"x11" Color (PDF format) 18"x22" Color (PDF format)
	Testing Your Home for Lead in Paint, Dust, and Soil (PDF format). Provides home owners with an understanding of lead testing methods.
	Lead Poisoning and Your Children (PDF format). General lead information and safe practices for parents in an 11"x17" fold-out poster. Also available in Spanish (PDF format).

Lead Poisoning Prevention Media Outreach Kit (PDF format) -- A Lead Poisoning Prevention Media Outreach Kit has been developed by EPA to assist state and local health, environmental, and housing agencies in working with the media, and to create press and outreach materials. The Media Outreach Kit is available in PDF, and may be accessed by clicking on the link above. Hard copies may be obtained through the National Lead Information Center at 1(800) 424-LEAD.

WIC Nutritionist Educational Campaign - Designed for and distributed to nutritionists and program managers with the US Department of Agriculture's Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC), this packet provides information on how program staff can help their clients protect themselves and their families from lead. The packet contains fact sheets about lead and nutrition, medical considerations and screening, and lead hazards in the home. The cornerstone of this project is the Fight Lead Poisoning with a Healthy Diet brochure.

Keep It Clean Campaign - The disturbance of lead paint that occurs during home improvement and painting poses a serious threat to the health of adults and children. The Keep It Clean Campaign aims to help New Englanders understand the simple measures they can take to avoid lead poisoning during home improvement projects. The educational messages of the campaign focus on easy steps that can make home projects lead-safe.

National Council of La Raza Grant - National Latino service organization was awarded funds to develop and distribute a television public service announcement and poster promoting lead screening of children. The campaign, launched in the fall of 2002, targets Spanish-language television programming and health care providers in Latino communities.

National Coalition for Lead-Safe Kids Grant- Consortium of community-based organizations promoting lead poisoning prevention activities. The coalition was awarded funds to assist partner agencies distribute EPA and locally developed materials to high-risk neighborhoods.

Hope for Kids-Worldwide Grant - National faith-based organization was awarded funds to develop innovative educational approaches to address lead poisoning in six target cities across the country.

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