{"id":9818,"date":"2025-03-01T14:01:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hhchildlead\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:37:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:37:53","slug":"hhchildlead","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hsp\/hhchildlead\/","title":{"rendered":"hsp\/hhchildlead ~  Children in Healthy Homes &#8211; Lead Paint  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n  \n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\n\n    <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hsp\/hhchildlead.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n      <\/a>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n    \n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Delaware Healthy Homes<!--[END]--><\/h1>\n\n    <\/header>\n\n  <\/div><br>\n\n \n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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In paint, the danger is in chips or\n\n\n        dust. Most often coming from old radiators or windows, the chips and dust settle on surfaces where children may play. Because\n\n\n        children often place their fingers in their mouths, they are most vulnerable to swallowing lead paint dust.\n\n\n      <\/p><strong><em>What are the health effects of lead-based paint?<\/em><\/strong>\n\n\n      <p>\n\n\n        Children with lead poisoning may not show signs of illness. However, even low exposure can result in permanent learning, hearing\n\n\n        and behavioral problems, stunted growth and long-lasting brain damage.\n\n\n      <\/p><br>\n\n\n      <em><strong>What you can do&#8230;<\/strong><\/em>\n\n\n      <p>\n\n\n        Strategies to reduce lead poisoning include:\n\n\n      <\/p>\n\n\n      <ul>\n\n\n        <li>Eliminating the source of lead exposure.\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n        <li>Raising community awareness.\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n        <li>Clean areas around old doors, windows and radiators frequently. Wet cleaning with a mop, sponge, or paper towel with warm water\n\n\n        and a general all-purpose cleaner or a cleaner made specifically for lead is recommended over dry dusting. Dry dusting has the\n\n\n        potential to spread contamination and increase the risk of exposure.\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n        <li>Clean-up after renovation requires additional steps and considerations and should follow <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/lead\/pubs\/leadsafetybk.pdf\">US EPA Recommendations<\/a>.\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n        <li>Have children wash their hands thoroughly after playing in these areas.\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n        <li>Identify affected children through screening.\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lead exposure can harm young children and babies even before they are born.\" class=\"img-thumbnail img-responsive\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/img\/hhchildleadpq.jpg\">\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n  <tr class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <strong>Important Links<\/strong><br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/hwfillableform.pdf\">Request<br>\n\n\n      Additional<br>\n\n\n      Information<\/a><br>\n\n\n      <span class=\"smalltext\"><br>\n\n\n      [ <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/txt\/hwfillableform.txt\">Request Additional<br>\n\n\n      Information &#8211; Text Version<\/a> ]<\/span><br>\n\n\n      __________<br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/lead.html\">Office of Lead<br>\n\n\n      Poisoning Prevention<\/a><br>\n\n\n      __________<br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"\/dph\/chs\/chsleadtesting.html\">Child Lead<br>\n\n\n      Testing Information<\/a><br>\n\n\n      __________<br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/healthresearchforaction.org\/perspectives\/occupational-lead-exposure.pdf\">Indecent Exposure:<br>\n\n\n      Lead Puts Workers and<br>\n\n\n      Families at Risk<\/a><br>\n\n\n      __________<br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nceh\/lead\/\">CDC Lead<br>\n\n\n      Poisoning Page<\/a><br>\n\n\n      __________<br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.epa.gov\/lead\">EPA Basic Lead Information<\/a><br>\n\n\n      __________<br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.epa.gov\/sites\/production\/files\/documents\/rr_english_color_book.pdf\">Renovate Right<\/a><br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n  <tr>\n\n\n    <td class=\"text-left\" colspan=\"2\">\n\n\n      <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/hhchild.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Children in Healthy Homes - Back\" class=\"img-thumbnail img-responsive\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/img\/hhiconchild.jpg\"><\/a> &#8211;<br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/hhchild.html\">Back to Children in Healthy Homes<\/a><br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <p class=\"smalltext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/acrobat\/readstep2.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Download Adobe Acrobat Reader\" height=\"21\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/dhss\/img\/getacro60.gif\" width=\"60\"><\/a> Please note: Some of the files available on this page are in Adobe PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.  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