ACCLPP’s Current Activities

Recommendations

Recommendations for Interagency Working Group on Import Safety
This letter contains the Department of Health and Human Services’ Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention’s recommendations to reduce health hazards posed by the presence of elevated levels of lead in children’s jewelry, clothing ornaments, and paint applied to children’s toys.

Work Groups

The ACCLPP has four work groups. Work groups provide the ACCLPP with new and updated information about priority childhood lead poisoning prevention issues. A work group meets as necessary to accomplish its goals. Descriptions of the current work groups follow.

Educational Interventions for Lead-Exposed Children Work Group

The Educational Interventions for Lead Exposed Children Work Group (working title “Assessments and Educational Interventions Work group” ) will update ‘Managing Elevated Blood Lead Levels Among Young Children: Chapter 5 Developmental Assessment and Intervention’ published in 2002. Read more about the Educational Interventions for Lead-Exposed Children Work Group charge.

Laboratory Work Group

The Laboratory Work Group is charged with investigating and reporting on five issues: proficiency testing (PT) limits; practice standards for point of care lead testing; alternative matrices for assessing exposure to lead; environmental lead analytical issues; and, reference intervals for adult lead exposure. Read more about the Laboratory Work Group charge.

Lead in Consumer Products Work Group

To advance the public health goal of reducing the contribution of consumer products to childhood lead exposure, the Lead in Consumer Products Work Group is charged with building upon the formal liaisons that now exist between the CDC Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and other federal agencies, as well as working with parties in the public and private sector to pursue efforts that support the convening of an international conference that addresses advances in the recognition, management, and prevention of lead poisoning in children and adults. Read more about the Lead in Consumer Products Work Group charge.

Lead and Pregnancy Work Group

The Lead and Pregnancy Work Group will review the existing evidence for adverse effects of past and current maternal lead exposure on maternal fertility and on the developing fetus, infant and child in prenatal and postnatal states. The work group will then evaluate the data and issue recommendations. Read more about the Lead and Pregnancy Work Group charge.