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Federal Task Force on Children’s Health Releases Lead Resource Guide
The President’s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children (Task Force) published an interim Federal Lead Resource Guide (The Guide). The Guide is a collection of select Federal lead-related resources, programs and assistance opportunities for use by the public.
Resources included in this Guide direct the public to agency-specific information on lead related:
- Awareness resources
- Financial opportunities
- Regulatory resources
- Technical information
- Toolkits and guidance documents
The Guide is considered interim at the time of this release, while the Task Force works on improving its organization to best serve the public.
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Lead In the News – CDC and EPA Support Schools in Milwaukee
Last year, four children were determined to have been exposed to high levels of lead in the schools in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. When investigators initially discovered seven schools with flaking lead paint and elevated levels of lead dust inside classrooms and basements, the school buildings were closed and remediated. Lead was found in many additional schools which have been or are currently being remediated.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Environmental Protection Agency have been working with Milwaukee by supporting their blood lead testing efforts for the children in the Milwaukee Public Schools and in raising awareness of the hazards of lead exposure.
The Federal Lead Resource Guide can help communities navigate future challenges and quickly identify available federal resources.
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Background
The Task Force is a federal interagency group that coordinates national policy, guidance, and action to reduce environmental and safety risks to children’s health.
In December 2018, the Task Force released its Federal Lead Action Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposures and Associated Health Impacts (Federal Lead Action Plan). The Federal Lead Action Plan serves as a blueprint for reducing lead exposure and associated harms through collaborations among federal agencies with a range of stakeholders. By releasing this Guide, the Task Force is completing important objectives committed to within the Federal Lead Action Plan.
The Task Force will continue to update this Guide as more resources become available or existing resources are revised. Proposals for additional resources or comments on the guide are welcome.
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