{"id":9830,"date":"2025-03-01T14:01:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hhinsidelead\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:37:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:37:56","slug":"hhinsidelead","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hsp\/hhinsidelead\/","title":{"rendered":"hsp\/hhinsidelead ~  Inside 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\/hhinsidelead.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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It can become a hazard when it peels or is disturbed during\n\n\n        renovations and is mixed in with household dust.\n\n\n      <\/p>\n\n\n      <p>\n\n\n        Soil around an older home may be contaminated with lead dust from old paint, and soil near streets often has a higher lead content\n\n\n        due to the lingering effects of leaded gasoline.\n\n\n      <\/p><em><strong>What are the health effects of lead-based paint?<\/strong><\/em>\n\n\n      <p>\n\n\n        Children with lead poisoning show no obvious signs of illness. However, growing children are most vulnerable to the negative\n\n\n        effects of lead. Even limited exposure can interrupt a child&#8217;s physical and intellectual development.\n\n\n      <\/p><em><strong>What you can do&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><br>\n\n\n      <ul>\n\n\n        <li>Children should wash their hands often &#8211; such as before eating meals or snacks and after playing as they are exposed to\n\n\n        poisonous lead hazards through normal hand-to-mouth activities.\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n        <li>Inspect your home for lead hazards and correct any problems.\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n        <li>Paint in an older home that is chipping, peeling or flaking is of high concern and should be addressed as these conditions can\n\n\n        increase the potential for exposure.\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n        <li>If you live in an older home, any child under six year of age should be tested by their doctor or clinic by a simple blood lead\n\n\n        test.\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n      <\/ul><strong><em>Need more information?<\/em><\/strong><br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <strong><a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/lead.html\">Contact the Office of Lead Poisoning Prevention<\/a>.<\/strong><br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/hhinside.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Inside Healthy Homes - Back\" class=\"img-thumbnail img-responsive\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/img\/hhiconinside.jpg\"><\/a> &#8211;<br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/hhinside.html\">Back to Inside Healthy Homes<\/a><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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