"The
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports
that childhood lead poisoning still remains a major
preventable environmental health problem within the
United States"
About half a million children younger than 6 years
of age in the United States have blood lead levels
of at least 10 micrograms per deciliter (10 µg/dL),
a level high enough to adversely affect their intelligence,
behavior and development. Minority and poor children
are disproportionately affected. The Childhood Lead
Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) is responsible
for increasing public awareness on the dangers of
lead poisoning, and providing education and prevention
programs.
Our
Vision and Mission
The mission of the Childhood
Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is to eliminate
childhood lead poisoning by identifying and caring
for lead burdened children, and preventing environmental
exposures to lead. Our vision is to promote a healthy,
lead-safe environment where all children can achieve
their full potential.
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What
is CLPPP?
The Stanislaus County Childhood
Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) is a state
mandated program established by the Department of
Health Services. The purpose of the program is to
identify and medically manage elevated child blood
lead level cases and develop programs to educate the
public and health care providers.
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Who
is Eligible for Services?
Children need to
be tested for lead at 12 and 24 months of age and
anytime up to age 6 if never tested before. Medi-Cal
and low-income children can get free medical checkups,
including a blood lead test. For information call
your local Child Health and Disability Prevention
Program (CHDP) at 209.558.8860.
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What
Services Does CLPPP Provide?
CLPPP provides
services to the community for the purpose of increasing
awareness regarding the hazards of lead exposure and
working towards an increase in the number of children
tested for blood lead poisoning. CLPPP staff performs
telephone consultation and referral, home visitation,
environmental home inspection and nutritional assessments
for families of lead-poisoned children as appropriate
for their blood lead levels. The CLPPP provides information
and written materials to the general public, medical
providers and community-based organizations.
CLPPP also performs the following
functions:
- Case Management
- Community Outreach & Education
- Staff In-service Training
- Education Materials for Parents
- Environmental Lead Investigation
- County Lead Statistics
- Occupational Lead Referral
- Current Information on Childhood Lead Poisoning
alerts on consumer products containing lead.
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Lead
Education
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Lead
Education for Medical Providers
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