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Fighting Lead Exposure addition to being more likely to put difficult to avoid. Visit the Centers for

Through Nutrition non-food items that might contain lead Disease Control and Prevention for
in their mouth. more on lead in the water supply.
Submitted By : La’Tara Brooks How to Avoid Lead To minimize exposure to lead:
Caroline County Health Department Lead is most likely to be consumed as
• Always wash your hands and
Although exposure to lead has lead-based paint in and outside the ensure children wash their hands
decreased within the last two decades, home — peels, chips or cracks — and with uncontaminated water
it is still a concern and caution is ends up being consumed because it is before eating.
advised, especially for children who on toys or other surfaces that kids put • Do not use imported pottery or
have access to toys with lead-based in their mouth. When lead is present in leaded crystal to store or serve
paint or individuals who live in older the water system, it can become more
food.
homes. In some instances, lead can
leach from the main water pipes and KEEP THE BEAT
into the household water supply. If
exposed to lead, eating a healthy diet
can help reduce its absorption by the CPR & First Aid Training
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