Childhood Lead Poisoning

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Tipsheets, Factsheets and Brochures

Audience Document/Resource Source Size Type
Homeowners Hardware Store Poster Maine CDC 2.25 MB PDF*
Homeowners Hardware Store Brochure Maine CDC 1 MB PDF*
Parents Tipsheet 1:
Testing Your Child for Lead 		Maine CDC 879 KB PDF*

Homeowners/
Renters

 Tipsheet 2:
Cleaning Up Lead Dust 		Maine CDC 117 KB PDF*
General Tipsheet 3:
Sources of Lead 		Maine CDC 96 KB PDF*
Homeowners/
Renters		 Tipsheet 4:
Testing my Home for Lead 		Maine CDC 117 KB PDF*
Parents Tipsheet 5:
Keeping your child away from lead 		Maine CDC 532 KB PDF*
Homeowners/ Landlords

Tipsheet 6:
Looking for Lead

 Maine CDC 336 KB PDF*
Landlords/ Property Managers Tipsheet 7:
Get Smart About Lead Paint		 Maine CDC 197 KB PDF*

Contractors/
Landlords

 Tipsheet 8:
Working with Lead Paint: Laws and Classes 		Maine CDC 107 KB PDF*
Homeowners Tipsheet 9:
Hire RRP Certified Contractors		 Maine CDC 172 KB PDF*
Families

Tipsheet 10: Lead Poisoning, Do I need to worry?

 Maine CDC 82 KB PDF*
Families/
Contractors		 Don't Take Lead Home from Your Job Maine CDC 916 KB PDF*
Property Managers Get the Lead Out: Take Advantage of Unit Turnover Maine CDC    
Homeowners/
Contractors		 Lead Paint Safety: A Field Guide for Painting, Home Maintenance and Renovation Work U.S. EPA/HUD 1.3 MB PDF*
Parents Fight Lead Poisoning with a Healthy Diet U.S. EPA 375 KB PDF*

Homeowners/
Contractors

 Essential Maintenance for a Lead Safe Home Maine DEP 165 KB PDF*
Homeowners/
Contractors		 Maine State Attorney Generals model contract Maine AG N/A Web
Homeowners/
Landlords		 Don't Spread Lead - English NE Lead Coord Committee 800 kb PDF*

Homeowners/
Landlords

 Don't Spread Lead - Spanish NE Lead Coord Committee 800 kb PDF*

 

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Websites

 

Audience Document/Resource Source Size Type
Parents Lead Recalls U.S. CDC N/A Web
Homeowners Testing your Well for Lead Maine CDC N/A Web
Homeowners Hiring a Contractor to do Lead-Safe Renovation Maine DEP N/A Web
Homeowners Lead Sampling Technicians Maine DEP   PDF*
Homeowners Find a Lead Professional Maine DEP N/A Web
Partners and Researchers Maine Environmental Public Health Tracking Portal Maine CDC N/A Web
Renters Maine Attorney General's Tenants Rights Maine Attorney Generals Office 295 KB PDF*
Homeowners Don't Spread Lead Video on Lead Safe Renovation New England Lead Coordinating Committee N/A Web
Homeowners Soil Testing University of Maine Extension N/A Web
Contractors and Code Enforcement Officers Code Enforcement Officers Information Packet Maine DEP N/A Web

 

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Laws and Regulations

 

Document/Resource Source Size Type
Lead Poisoning Control Act Maine N/A Web
Lead Abatement Law Maine N/A Web
The Real Estate Notification and Disclosure Rule EPA N/A Web
30 day notice required prior to renovations  Maine Law 14 §6030-B. ENVIRONMENTAL LEAD HAZARDS Maine 35 KB PDF*
DEP Lead Management Regulations Maine 328 KB (Microsoft Word*)
DHHS Rules for environmental lead investigations Maine 39 Kb (Microsoft Word*)
DEP Rules and statutes (including links to RRP) Maine N/A Web

 

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Disclosures for Landlords and Property Owners

Audience Document/Resource Source Size Type
Landlords/Property Managers Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency N/A Web
Landlords/Property Managers Renovate Right US EPA 1.5 MB PDF*

 

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Reports and Publications

 

Audience Document/Resource Source Size Type
Health Care Providers Interpreting and Managing Blood Lead Levels<10ug/dl in Children and Reducing Childhood Exposures to Lead: Recommendations of CDC's Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention US CDC 96 KB PDF*
Health Care Providers Reference Sheet for Healthcare Providers Maine 701 KB PDF*
Health Care Providers Recommended Lead Screening Schedule Maine 682 KB PDF*
Health Care Providers Recommended management of elevated blood lead levels Maine 81 KB PDF*
Health Care Providers US Children's Lead Exposures, 2008: Implications for Prevention Environmental Health Perspectives (2008) N/A Web
Health Care Providers Interpreting and Managing Blood Lead Levels<10ug/dl in Children and Reducing Childhood Exposures to Lead: Recommendations of CDC's Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MMWR (2007) N/A Web
Health Care Providers Lead Exposure in Children: Prevention, Detection and Management American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement (2009) N/A Web
Health Care Providers Childhood Lead Poisoning Associated with Lead Dust Contamination of Family Vehicles and Child Safety Seats U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MMWR (2009) N/A Web
Health Care Providers Recommendations for Blood Lead Screening of Medicaid-Eligible Children Aged 1--5 Years: an Updated Approach to Targeting a Group at High Risk U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MMWR (2009) N/A Web

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