To order free printed copies of the publications for health care providers below, please contact your local Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. If your county does not have a local program, contact the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch (CLPPB) directly at CLPPB_Provider_Materials@cdph.ca.gov.
Standard of Care and Potential Sources of Lead (PDF)āRegulations for CA providers caring for children 6 months to 6 years of age, potential sources of lead, and guidance for families.
California Management Guidelines on Childhood Lead Poisoning for Health Care Providers(Accessible PDF)
Guidelines with recommendations about evaluation, testing and management within specific blood lead level ranges.
Guidelines with recommendations about evaluation, testing and management within specific blood lead level ranges. This contains the same content as the guidelines above, but in a two-page version.ā
āBlood Lead Test and Anticipatory Guidance (PDF, 1.1MB)
Lead Guidelines, developed in collaboration with Department of Health Care Services, Child Health and Disability Prevention Program, including recommendations on medical management.ā
(For download only)ā
āBlood Lead Testing (PDF)Information about sample collection, avoiding lead contamination, and specimen labeling.āā
āNEWProvider Resources to Improve Lead Screening and Testing RatesāThe following resources are for health care providers to use with labs and their patients to increase blood lead testing and improve the blood draw experience.
āāLead Poisoning in California (PDF)āāāThis scorecard gives providers California blood lead screening rates for children, including those with levels above the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reference value of 3.5 micrograms per deciliter. It also identifies environmental sources of exposure and other potential sources of childhood lead exposure in California.ā
(For download only)
āWays for Caregivers to Reduce Anxiety in Children Getting Blood Lead Tests (English and Spanish) (PDF) āāāTips for parents to improve blood test outcomes with children.
(For download only)āāā
āāDownload lead education materialās for patients in multiple languages.
To order free printed lead education materials for distribution to your patients, please contact your local Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. If your county does not have a local program, you will be prompted to contact the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch directly at CLPPBOutreach@cdph.ca.gov for materials orders.
If you are having difficulty accessing these documents, please contact the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch at (510) 620-5600 to request this information in an alternate format.ā