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Carol Paluck, Supervisor
Telephone: (315)
376-5453
Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 8:30AM - 4:30PM |
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» Lead Poisoning
Prevention Program:
Lead poisoning can occur all too easily, whether you are sanding
old lead paint off walls in your house and happen to breath in the
dust particles, or your child ingests a chip of lead paint. We have
also been seeing more and more lead in the paint on toys and in
costume jewelry for several years now.
Here are some commonly
asked questions:
How Does
Lead Poisoning Happen?
Lead poisoning happens when you breathe in lead particles or you get
them in your mouth. All amounts of lead are harmful to your health,
even very small amounts.
What Are The Dangers
of Lead?
Lead poisoning is a serious health problem, especially for children.
Thats why, in New York State, it is the law that all one and
two year old children be tested for lead.
Lead poisoning can cause
the following problems:
- A lower IQ
- Hearing loss
- Anemia
- Kidney damage
- Growth problems
- Behavior problems
What Are The Most
Common Sources of Lead?
-
Lead Paint
which is found in homes built before 1978
- Soil by lead paint or leaded
gasoline
- Water by lead in old water
pipes
- Air by lead dust or lead
processing plants
- Food by lead containers
- Pottery, if poorly glazed
- Imported cans with lead seams
- Herbal remedies
- Cosmetics
- Costume jewelry
- Fishing weights
- Colored food wrappers
- Magazines or newsprint
- Toys and jewelry made outside
of the United States
Our educational effort has
been aggressive because we feel that exposure to lead can be
preventable in most situations. Our outreach to educate the public on
the dangers of lead poisoning and how to prevent it, include:
- Packets of information to all
new kindergartners,
- Review of materials with all
Maternal-Child Health Admissions,
- Packets of information sent to
parents of newborn infants in the county,
- Informational displays at
paint, hardware and home improvement stores and at health fairs,
- Puppet shows and parent
education classes presented to local Head Start programs and Preschools,
- Birthday cards sent to all one
and who year olds reminding parents to get their children lead tested, and
- Display lead poisoning
prevention information at all Health Fairs.
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