The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is designed to prevent and eliminate childhood lead poisoning by:

• Educating the public and health-care providers about childhood lead poisoning.
• Assisting and supporting private providers who screen children for elevated blood lead levels (EBLL) by providing lead-related education materials and assistance with environmental assessment resources, helping to ensure that lead-poisoned infants and children receive medical and environmental follow-up.
• Providing lead screening services to children seeking health services through the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department Clinics according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines.
• Providing lead related education and assistance to families affected by lead poisoning.
• Conducting required reporting of confirmed EBBL to the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH)
• Assisting the TDH in the analysis and dissemination of lead surveillance data.
• Working with the TDH Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program to support programs and policies to prevent childhood lead poisoning in the Chattanooga-Hamilton County area.

Program objectives include screening children ages 6 months through 6 years to identify lead toxicity and to provide case management for children identified with EBBL, including educational and nutritional counseling

For more information, please call (423) 209-8080

or visit

http://www2.state.tn.us/health/lead/index.htm