Lead Resources

Listed below are links to other agencies that deal with childhood lead poisoning and prevention either at the federal, state or local level.

Local

• Forsyth County Board of Health Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Rules
• Forsyth County Board of Health Follow-up Schedule for Blood lead Levels
• Forsyth County Department of Housing
• Forsyth County Public Health Publications
  For information on lead statistics
• City of Winston-Salem Housing and Neighborhood Services
  For information on grants and loans for housing rehabilitation. Click on housing and neighborhood services for the inspections division.

State

• NC Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health
  For information on children's environmental health issues
• NC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Rules
• NC Lead General Statutes
• 2008 Lead Toy Fact Sheet
• Lead and Pregnancy
• North Carolina Renovation, Repair and Painting Rules for Lead-based Paint
• Search for a North Carolina Certified Lead Professional
• Occupational Adult Blood Lead Exposure

National

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  For information on childhood lead issues
• National Safety Council - Lead
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  For information on housing issues
• HUD - About Lead Based Paint
• HUD Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint
• U.S. Dept. of Labor - Occupational Safety & Health Administration
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  Information on Lead poisoning, Protecting your family and Renovating Right

Additional Sites of Interest

• NC Healthy Homes
• NC Asthma Program
• Ways to Make Your Home Healthy
• Green Cleaning Solutions - English
• Green Cleaning Solutions - Spanish
• Dust the Asthma Goldfish and His Asthma Triggers Funbook English Version
  Spanish Version