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Children's Health

Lead Poisoning

Lead Poisoning is a silent disease:

• You may not know if your home has lead paint
• Your child can have lead poisoning and not seem sick
• Children with lead poisoning may have learning disabilities and behavior problems
• Serious cases can lead to death

A blood sample from your child's finger is all that is needed to obtain a lead level for your child.

Beginning in the Fall of 2008, all Iowa children must have proof of a blood lead test before starting kindergarten, or as soon after that as the parents are notified that the child needs a test.

For additional information, click on the links for these informative flyers:

For Parents Lead Poisoning   (PDF file).

For Parents (Spanish) Lead Poisoning   (PDF file).

Related Links:

Iowa Department of Public Health website - www.idph.state.ia.us

What We Do (Iowa Public Health) - http://www.idph.state.ia.us/what_we_do.asp

 

 

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