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Got Lead! Now What?

Caroline County Health mopping floors, ceiling fans, window when trying to limit a child’s exposure
Department Childhood Lead sills, and surfaces will help to reduce to lead.

Prevention Program Casey Sonzone the affected dust that the child is Boost your child’s diet with foods rich

BSN, RN exposed to. Soft surfaces should be in iron, calcium, and vitamin C. Th ese
washed or vacuumed often as well.

If you discovered that there is lead in nutrients in food help to grab the lead
Contaminated soil outside your home and remove it from the child’s system.
your home, how can you reduce your

is what usually causes the dust found They also help to keep the lead from

child’s exposure to it? There are many
inside your home. It is important to getting into the child’s bones and
things you can do to limit your child’s
minimize the amount of soil brought blood. Great food choices include
exposure to lead found in your home.
into the home. This can be done by lean meats, beans, broccoli, milk,

Th e first step is removal or covering. removing shoes when entering the cheese, yogurt, oranges and tomatoes

Have a lead certifi ed contractor home and keeping them in a basket or to name a few.
safely remove or paint over lead bin. If you have pets that play outside,
found in the surfaces of your home. try to wipe their feet when they come Hand washing, hand washing,
Paint chips and peeling paint can back inside or have a mat they step on hand washing. Did I mention hand
be ingested by children. If the lead before entering the home. washing? It is so important for many
is found in a household item or reasons to make sure your child is
furniture, it is important to remove If a family member’s job includes washing their hands before eating

those items from use or to move that working with or around lead, this and after playing outdoors. Washing
furniture item to an area that the can become a source of exposure hands removes lead dust that could be
child does not have access to. for a child as well. Have that family ingested when your child eats or puts
member change out of their work their hands in their mouth. Wiping
Lead found in dust or soil can be clothing, remove shoes and clean up happy little messy faces is a good idea
trickier to get rid of. When lead is (including their hair) before caring too!
found in dust in your home, damp for the child or entering the spaces

mopping is crucial. Especially in areas that the child plays in. This may seem There is so much YOU can do at

where children crawl or play. Damp like a few extra steps, especially aft er a HOME to reduce your child’s lead
long work day but it is very important exposure risk and blood lead level!
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