October 22-28 is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

Released October 18, 2023

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) October 22–28, 2023. 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.

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:

• Información sobre el plomo (Understanding Lead in Spanish): Join EPA Tuesday, Oct. 24 from 2 – 3:30 p.m. EDT for a live webinar in Spanish about lead, its impacts, and actions that can be taken to reduce potential lead exposures and lead poisoning. Register here.
• Understanding Lead: Join EPA Wednesday, Oct. 25 from 2 – 3:30 p.m. EDT for a live webinar about lead, its impacts, and actions that can be taken to reduce potential lead exposures and lead poisoning. Register here.
• Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule Awareness: Join EPA Wednesday, Oct. 25 from 12 – 1 p.m. EDT 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. Register here.
• Children and Lead Exposure: Current Issues: Join CDC Thursday, October 26 from 2 – 3 p.m. EDT for a live presentation in which subject matter experts will discuss CDC’s childhood lead poisoning prevention efforts, recent stories regarding lead exposure and treatment, and recent recalls. Register here.

EPA is also working with communities across the United States to host Lead Awareness Curriculum educational sessions for community leaders and the general public. Learn more and how to register for an upcoming session near you.

For more information about NLPPW, lead and lead exposure, event ideas, planning suggestions, sample social media posts as well as graphics in multiple languages, visit our NLPPW webpage in English or in Spanish. If you haven’t already, follow @EPAChemSafety for tips on preventing childhood lead exposure.