Join EPA in Observing National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

Released on October 18, 2022

To raise awareness about childhood lead exposure and lead poisoning, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will observe National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW) on October 23–29. Each year, NLPPW is a call to bring together individuals, organizations, industry, and state, tribal, and local governments to reduce childhood exposure to lead by increasing lead poisoning prevention awareness.

There are many ways to observe NLPPW, including taking action to reduce lead exposure, participating in local events, planning and hosting an event in your community, sharing what you’ve learned with others, and spreading the word about NLPPW on social media. To learn about steps you can take to keep you and your loved ones safe from lead exposure, check out this blog from a member of EPA’s Lead-Based Paint Outreach and Engagement team.

Additionally, EPA, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are hosting the following webinars for a wide variety of audiences about preventing exposure to lead:

• Understanding Lead: Join EPA Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 2–3:30 p.m. ET for a live webinar about lead, its impacts, and actions that can be taken to reduce potential lead exposures and lead poisoning. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available.

• Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule Awareness: Join EPA Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 12–1 p.m. ET for a live presentation for contractors and local building code and enforcement officials about EPA's RRP rule, which concerns RRP projects in homes, childcare facilities and preschools built before 1978.

• Lead Awareness Curriculum Train-the-Trainer: Join EPA Wednesday Oct. 26 from 2:30–4:30 p.m. ET for a live discussion on how to use and modify the Lead Awareness in Indian Country: Keeping our Children Healthy! Curriculum for any community. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available.

• “CDC and HRSA Partner for Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention – Guidance for Clinicians”: Join CDC and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) on Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 3–4 p.m. ET to gain up-to-date information about lead exposure prevention, lead testing and medical management of children with lead poisoning.

• “Tackling Lead in Housing – HUD Moves Forward”: Join HUD on Thursday, Oct. 27 from 12–1:15 p.m. ET for a conversation about the past, present and future of tackling lead in housing.

• “All Children Can Be Exposed to Lead – CDC’s Efforts to Promote Awareness and Testing”: Join CDC on Thursday, Oct. 27 from 1–2 p.m. ET for a webinar to learn about the many ways children can be exposed to lead and how families can protect children from the harmful effects of lead exposure.

EPA is also offering free Renovation, Repair and Painting trainings in 10 communities across the U.S. for contractors. Learn more and register for a training near you. 

For more information about NLPPW, lead and lead exposure, event ideas, planning suggestions, sample social media posts and graphics available in six languages, visit our NLPPW webpage in English or in Spanish. If you haven’t already, follow @EPAChemSafety on X, where we will highlight ways to prevent childhood lead exposure.