Know the Facts DeKalb County Health Department Protect Your Child from Lead Exposure Exposure to even small amounts of lead can harm your child. Children younger than 6 year of age are most vulnerable to lead poisoning. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, lead can harm your baby. This fact sheet provides information that can help you protect your child from lead exposure. Accessible Version: http://www.cdc.gov/ncch/lead/docs/know-the-facts.html FACT: Lead exposure can cause lifelong health problems. ABC Lead exposure harms several body systems including the brain, nervous, and reproductive systems and results in Developmental and growth delays Hearing and speech problems Difficulty learning and paying attention Serious illness and death More information is available on the Health Effects of Lead Exposure web page. FACT: A blood lead test is the best way to know if your child has been exposed to lead. Most children exposed to lead do not appear to be sick. Talk to your child's healthcare provider about getting a blood lead test. For children ages 1-5 years, consider getting them tested for lead if they ALCIN ALCOHOL ATE HERON MON AMPHETAMINE $1 TO Lead - Test 1 LITHU 10 MARIAN 191001 LEAD LEVEL AUTOIMMUNITY 41030 ANA PROFILE 41050 1ANA (AFFANA 41001 ANTI-A 41004 TANTIN Live in a home built before 1978 Receive Medicaid services Are an immigrant, refugee, or adopted from another country (Please note that CDC recommends all refugee children be tested upon arrival and several months after resetting into their new home. For more information on lead exposure regarding refugees and newcomer persons, visit the refugees and Other Newcomer Persons web page.) Live near a know source of lead, such as a lead smelter or mine. Based on your child's blood lead level, your healthcare provider can recommend what to do next. Visit CDC's Recommended Actions Based on Blood Lead Level web page for more information. CDC Know the Facts DeKalb County Health Department Protect Your Child from Lead Exposure Exposure to even small amounts of lead can harm your child . Children younger than 6 year of age are most vulnerable to lead poisoning . If you are pregnant or breastfeeding , lead can harm your baby . This fact sheet provides information that can help you protect your child from lead exposure . Accessible Version : http://www.cdc.gov/ncch/lead/docs/know-the-facts.html FACT : Lead exposure can cause lifelong health problems . ABC Lead exposure harms several body systems including the brain , nervous , and reproductive systems and results in Developmental and growth delays Hearing and speech problems Difficulty learning and paying attention Serious illness and death More information is available on the Health Effects of Lead Exposure web page . FACT : A blood lead test is the best way to know if your child has been exposed to lead . Most children exposed to lead do not appear to be sick . Talk to your child's healthcare provider about getting a blood lead test . For children ages 1-5 years , consider getting them tested for lead if they ALCIN ALCOHOL ATE HERON MON AMPHETAMINE $ 1 TO Lead - Test 1 LITHU 10 MARIAN 191001 LEAD LEVEL AUTOIMMUNITY 41030 ANA PROFILE 41050 1ANA ( AFFANA 41001 ANTI - A 41004 TANTIN Live in a home built before 1978 Receive Medicaid services Are an immigrant , refugee , or adopted from another country ( Please note that CDC recommends all refugee children be tested upon arrival and several months after resetting into their new home . For more information on lead exposure regarding refugees and newcomer persons , visit the refugees and Other Newcomer Persons web page . ) Live near a know source of lead , such as a lead smelter or mine . Based on your child's blood lead level , your healthcare provider can recommend what to do next . Visit CDC's Recommended Actions Based on Blood Lead Level web page for more information . CDC