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Health Care Providers

Nassau County Department of Health Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Contact Information - 516.227.9665

Recent Data Reports & Announcements - Nassau County

New: Recorded Webinar

Childhood Lead Screening
Presented by: Hanjo Kwon-Anderson

Hanjo Kwon-Anderson is a resident physician of the Department of Family, Population & Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook University Hospital, Long Island, New York. During her residency training, she evaluated various programs related to population and public health and presented the outcomes at national conferences. She also completed an internship in Pediatrics at Stony Brook University Hospital. She received a B.E. from Handong University in South Korea, an M.Div. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a D.O. from Nova Southeastern University. She has a rich and varied experience in working with children in ministry settings and through community outreach efforts to inner-city children in South Korea. She has a passion for closing the health disparity gap in children.

RECORDED WEBINAR can be found here

 NYC Press Release, September 29, 2021: HEALTH DEPARTMENT ISSUES LEAD WARNING TO NEW YORKERS: AVOID USING TRADITIONAL CERAMIC WARE FOR FOOD AND DRINKS; MAY CONTAIN LEAD.

Good Nutrition Helps Your Family Get Ahead of Lead (English (PDF); Spanish (PDF))

Guidance, Laws & Regulations

Guidelines for Health Care Providers for the Prevention, Identification, and Management of Lead Exposure in Children (Full Guidelines and Quick Reference Guide)

New York State Public Health Laws and Regulations for Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control


Risk Assessments

Lead assessment-Child (English) (PDF)

Lead Assessment - Pregnant (PDF)

Case Studies

Case Study #1 (PDF)

CPSC

Lead Recall Notifications

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Product Recalls

CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Lead Homepage 

International Adoption and Prevention of Lead Poisoning

MMWR-Lead in Drinking Water and Human Blood Levels in the United States (PDF)

Academyof Peds

American Academy of Pediatrics Lead Policy Statement