Resources

• Materials• Lead Dust Testing• Points of Contact

Tipsheets

• 11 tipsheets• Range of lead poisoning topics• Primarily for parents, homeowners,

landlords• Order paper copies from lead program in

quantities less than 200• Download and print from your office

Tipsheet Topics

• Testing Your Child for Lead• Cleaning Up Lead Dust• Sources of Lead• Testing My Home for Lead• Keep Your Child Away from Lead• Looking for Lead Hazards• Get Smart About Lead Paint• Hire RRP Certified Contractors• Lead Poisoning: Do I need to worry?• Don’t Take Lead Home from Your Job• Get the Lead Out: Take Advantage of Unit Turnover

Tipsheet 10

• For general audiences of families with young children

• Self-identify risk• Basic lead poisoning

prevention info

Kids Run Better Unleaded• DVD• Two versions

– English, Somali, Spanish– Somali & English

• Running time is 5 min.• Overview of lead poisoning

prevention for families• Order from Lead Program

Home Project Resources• Tri-fold Brochure• 5 steps of lead-safe work for

families• Includes shopping list• Get to families before they start

DIY project• Available in stores where paint is

sold• Order from Lead Program

Don’t Spread LeadA do-it-yourselfer’s guide to

preventing lead poisoning by working lead-safe

With an introduction by Norm Abram

2006

• DVD & Booklet• For homeowners doing

home repair projects• Order from Lead

Program

Don’t Spread Lead

Lead Dust Testing

• Free! – All costs covered by lead program

• Purpose: identify lead dust problems before children are poisoned

• For families and landlords• Lots of ways to access free testing• LHOs can refer families and landlords

– Families that live in old housing– Landlords of old buildings

Lead Dust Testing: Families

• Do-it-yourself home test– Collect samples from three places in home – How-to Video on DVD and YouTube

• youtube.com/user/MainePublicHealth

– Send to lab for analysis– Lead program sends results and provides support for

families with high results

• How?– Direct mail offer to parents of 1-year-olds– Partners under contract– Others (LHOs!)

Referring Families for Lead Dust Testing• Order brochures to hand out• Order test kits online

– maine.gov/healthyhomes

• Refer families to local HMP for facilitated testing in:– Auburn, Augusta, Bangor, Bath,

Biddeford, Gardiner, Livermore Falls, Lewiston, Norway, Portland, Saco, Sanford, Rockland, Rumford, Waterville, Skowhegan

Lead Dust Testing: Landlords

• Professional, licensed, third-party testing– Collect samples from five places in home – Send to lab for analysis– Technician provides results, follow-up, re-testing

• Benefits to landlords– Testing, follow-up and re-testing is 100% free– Fixing problems before kids are poisoned is far less

costly than mandatory abatement

Lead Dust Testing: Landlords

• Limited availability– Auburn, Augusta, Bangor, Bath, Biddeford, Gardiner,

Livermore Falls, Lewiston, Norway, Portland, Saco, Sanford, Rockland, Rumford, Waterville, Skowhegan

• LHOs in these towns can refer landlords to local HMP to enroll

Local Programs

• Partners under contract for lead poisoning prevention throughout state– Healthy Maine Partnerships

• Offer classes, resources• Distribute lead poisoning prevention materials• Have lead poisoning prevention contact • Most activity in highest risk communities

– Auburn, Augusta, Bangor, Bath, Biddeford, Gardiner, Livermore Falls, Lewiston, Norway, Portland, Saco, Sanford, Rockland, Rumford, Waterville, Skowhegan

Points of Contact: Resources• Ordering printed materials (Lead Program)

– Karyn Butts: karyn.butts@maine.gov, 207-287-6650

• Downloading materials– maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/environmental-health/lead/resources.shtml

• Online order form for home lead dust test kits– maine.gov/healthyhomes

• Local HMP lead poisoning prevention contacts– Enroll families and landlords in home lead dust testing– Find out about local programs and prevention efforts– maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/environmental-health/eohp/lead/lppf.shtml