Leave Lead Behind: How to Protect Your Family from Exposure

Key points

Subject matter experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will serve as presenters for this webinar.

Format: MP4
Language: English (US)

Description

During this webinar, you will learn about:

  • Historical national trends for lead levels
  • How to prevent lead exposure
  • Sources of lead
  • Health effects of lead exposure
  • Studies demonstrating decreased IQs due to lead exposure
  • Blood lead testing recommendations
  • Management based on blood lead level
  • What to do if your child has been exposed to lead
  • Treatment options for children exposed to lead

Presenters

Arthur Chang, MD, MS
Chief Medical Officer
Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice
National Center for Environmental Health

Noelle Kachinsky, MBA
Health Communication Specialist
Lead Poisoning Prevention and Surveillance Branch
Division of Environmental health Science and Practice
National Center for Environmental Health

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