Lead Poisoning Links and Partners

Lead Poisoning Prevention and Education Program

The information below will lead you to other organizations--both located in Hartford and elsewhere--that can help you get further information about lead and lead poisoning. 

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The linked sites below are not maintained by the Hartford Health Department and the Department does not have responsibility for their content.  These links are provided as a courtesy, and will open in a new window.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency provides many publications with regards to lead that can be very helpful to landlords, contractors, and families.  Three of these are: Lead in Your Home: A Parent's Reference Guide, Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home, and Reducing Lead Hazards When Remodeling Your Home.  Any or all of these can be downloaded from the EPA by clicking here.   You can also visit the EPA Office of Children's Health by clicking here.

The Connecticut Department of Public Health provides numerous educational pamphlets and other materials regarding lead-based paint in Connecticut.  They are also leading Connecticut's Keep it Clean campaign that targets paint and hardware stores to help keep renovation lead safe.  To get more information about the Connecticut State Department of Public Health, click here; to get more information the Keep it Clean campaign, click here.

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development helps several municipalities, including ours, battle lead and lead poisoning.  To find out more about HUD, click here.

St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford runs the Lead Safe House in Hartford.  The Lead Safe House provides shelter for families affected by lead poisoning while they are trying to find new housing, or while their current housing is being abated.  To find out more about St. Francis, click here; to find out more about the Lead Safe House, click here.

The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta is a great source of information.  To find information about environmental health and lead from them, click here.

We also partner with the University of Connecticut's Cooperative Extension System on several projects, including one we are currently working on that deals with educating Hartford day care centers about the dangers of lead.  To find out more about the UConn Cooperative Extension System, click here.

To find out more about the Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning, click here.

To find out more about the Lead-Safe America Campaign, click here.

For further information about the Lead Poisoning Prevention Program at the Hartford Health Department, contact:

Arlene Robertson, Project Supervisor
(860) 543-8877