Childhood Lead poisoning prevention branch

Lead Education Materials

The California Department of Public Health’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch has developed lead education materials in multiple languages for parents and families, health care provider offices, child care givers,  businesses and organizations, and others interested in preventing lead exposure in children. These materials can be downloaded and printed. To order free printed lead education materials, please contact your local Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. If your county does not have a local program, contact the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch directly at CLPPBOutreach@cdph.ca.gov.

Childhood lead poisoning prevention educational materials include the following topics:

Lead Overview

Sources of Lead

Nutrition

Screening

Housing-related information

Occupational


If you are having difficulty accessing these documents, please contact the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch at (510) 620-5600 to request this information in an alternate format.

Si tiene dificultades para acceder este documento, comuníquese con la Rama de Prevención del Envenenamiento con Plomo en los Niños (510) 620-5600 para solicitar esta información en un formato alternativo.

Lead Overview

​Publication

​Other ​Languages (bilingual materials include English)

Screen shot of Protect Your Child from Lead brochureProtect Your Child from Lead (Bilingual: English/Spanish)
Brochure (PDF)

Arabic (PDF) | Armenian (PDF) | Chinese-Simplified (PDF) | Chinese-Traditional (PDF) | Dari (PDF) | Farsi (PDF) | Hindi (PDF) | Hmong (PDF) | Japanese (PDF) | Khmer (PDF) | Korean (PDF) | Lao (PDF) | Pashto (PDF) | Punjabi (PDF) | Russian (PDF) | Tagalog (PDF) | Urdu (PDF) | Vietnamese (PDF)
Screen shot of Keep Your Newborn Safe from Lead brochure
Brochure (PDF)		 ​​Spanish (PDF)

Screen shot of Kids Learn Better bookmarkKids Learn Better Lead-Free (English) Bookmark (PDF)

 ​Spanish (PDF)

Screen shot of Simple Steps posterSimple Steps-Protect Your Child from Lead (Bilingual: English/Spanish) Poster (PDF)

  

Sources of Lead

​Multiple Sources In and Around the Home

​Publication
 ​Other ​Languages (bilingual materials include English)
Screen shot of Making Your Home Lead-Safe brochure
 ​Spanish (PDF)
Screen shot of Is There Lead in or around your home? brochure

​Arabic (PDF) | Chinese-Simplified (PDF) | Chinese-Traditional (PDF) | Farsi (PDF) | Hindi (PDF) | Hmong (PDF) | Korean (PDF) | Lao (PDF) | Pashto (PDF) | Punjabi (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Tagalog (PDF) | Urdu (PDF) | Vietnamese (PDF)
Screen shot of Check for lead in and around your home flyer

​Arabic (PDF) | Armenian (PDF) | Chinese-Simplified (PDF) | Chinese-Traditional (PDF) | Dari (PDF) | Farsi (PDF) | Hindi (PDF) | Hmong (PDF) | Japanese (PDF) | Khmer (PDF) | Korean (PDF) | Lao (PDF) | Pashto (PDF) | Punjabi (PDF) | Russian (PDF) | Tagalog (PDF) | Urdu (PDF) | Vietnamese (PDF)
Screen shot of learn where lead can be posterLearn Where Lead Can Be (English) Flyer (PDF)
 ​Bilingual (English/Spanish) (PDF) |​ Spanish (PDF)
​Find the Lead Sources (Bilingual: English/Spanish) Screen shot of find the lead sources poster
​Spanish (PDF)

Paint, Dust, and Dirt

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 ​Other ​Languages (bilingual materials include English)
​Protect Your Child from Lead in Paint (English)Screen shot of Protect Your Child from Lead in Paint card
​Spanish (PDF)
​Protect Your Child from Lead in Dirt (English)Screen shot of Protect Your Child from Lead in Dirt Card
​Chinese-Simplified (PDF)Spanish (PDF)



​Spanish (PDF)
Screen shot of Lead Can Be in Dust and Dirt Poster

Pottery and Ceramics

Publication
 ​Other ​Languages (bilingual materials include English)
Screen shot of Lead in Traditional Ceramic Dishware brochure
Brochure (PDF)
 ​Spanish (PDF)
​Do You Cook with Traditional Pottery (English)Screen shot of Do You Cook with Traditional Pottery fact sheet
​Spanish (PDF)

Traditional Remedies

Publication
 ​Other ​Languages (bilingual materials include English)
Screen shot of Lead in Folk Remedies brochure

​Arabic (PDF) | Armenian (PDF) | Chinese-Simplified (PDF) | Chinese-Traditional (PDF) | Dari (PDF) | Farsi (PDF) | Hindi (PDF) | Hmong (PDF) | Japanese (PDF) | Khmer (PDF) | Korean (PDF) | Laotian (PDF) | Pashto (PDF) | Punjabi (PDF) | Russian (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Tagalog (PDF) | Urdu (PDF) | Vietnamese (PDF)
Screen shot of ​Has Your Child Been Treated for Stomach Ache? Card

Has Your Child Been Treated for Stomach Ache? (English) Card (PDF)

 ​Spanish (PDF)

Other Sources

​​Publication
 ​​Other ​Languages (bilingual materials include English)

​Spanish (PDF)
Screen shot of Firearms Safety Flyer

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Screen shot of tap water flyer
Fact Sheet  (PDF)
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​PreventiScreen shot of lead service line replacement flyerng Lead Exposure During Lead Service Line Replacement (Binlingual: English/Spanish) Flyer (PDF)​
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Screen shot of Baby Food Safety Flyer
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​Screen shot of Chapulines flyerCaution! Chapulines May Have Lead (Bilingual: English/Spanish) Flyer (PDF)

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​Screen shot of Surma flyerMost Surma Has Lead (Bilingual: English/Dari) Flyer (PDF)​​
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Screen shot of Lead in Aviation Gas flyer​Lead in Aviation Gas (Bilingual: English/Spanish) Flyer (PDF)
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​Screen shot of Lead Air Pollution flyerLead Air Pollution (Bilingual: English/Spanish) Flyer (PDF)
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Nutrition

Publication
 ​Other ​Languages (bilingual materials include English)

Screen shot of Well Fedd = Less Lead brochure

Well Fed = Less Lead (Bilingual: English/Spanish) Brochure (PDF)



Screen shot of Well Fed = Less Lead Card

Well Fed = Less Lead (English) Card (PDF)

​Spanish (PDF)

Screening for Lead

Publication
 ​Other ​Languages (bilingual materials include English)
Screen shot of Getting Your Child Tested fro Lead brochure​Getting Your Child Tested for Lead (Bilingual: English/Spanish) Brochure (PDF)
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Screen shot of Getting Your Child Tested for Lead card
Card (PDF)

 ​Chinese-Simplified (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)

Housing-Related Information

Publication
 ​Other ​Languages (bilingual materials include English)
Screen shot of ​Repainting or Fixing Up Your Older Home Brochure
Brochure (PDF)

​Chinese-Simplified (PDF) | Chinese-Traditional (PDF) | Hindi (PDF) | Hmong (PDF) | Korean (PDF) | Lao (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Tagalog (PDF) | Urdu (PDF) | Vietnamese (PDF)

Occupational Information

​Publication
 ​Other ​Languages (bilingual materials include English)
Screen shot of Don't Take Lead Home from Your Job brochure
Brochure (PDF)

​Chinese-Simplified (PDF) | Chinese-Traditional (PDF) | Hindi (PDF) | Hmong (PDF) | Korean (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Tagalog (PDF) | Urdu (PDF) | Vietnamese (PDF)
Screen shot of Protect Your Family from Lead on the Job card
Protect Your Family from Lead on the Job (English) Card (PDF)
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