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Lead-Safe Wisconsin

Lead exposure in young children can cause reduced IQ and attention span, impaired growth, reading and learning disabilities, hearing loss, and a range of other health and behavioral effects.  Most exposures occur in homes or daycares where lead-based paint has deteriorated because of deferred maintenance or where lead hazards have been created through painting or renovation done without using lead-safe work practices.

Prevention of lead poisoning can be accomplished by eliminating lead-based paint hazards before children are exposed.  Wisconsin's goal is to eliminate this disease by working to make Wisconsin's housing lead-safe, and by improving the detection and treatment of lead poisoning in children.

The Legacy of Lead: Report on Childhood Lead Poisoning in Wisconsin 2008 is now available. Click on the picture to the left and you will be routed to a webpage with the content of the report.
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Last Revised:  July 29, 2008