At a glance
Each year, National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW) is a call to bring together individuals, organizations, industry, and state, tribal, and local governments to increase lead poisoning prevention awareness to reduce childhood exposure to lead. Review activities and resources for the 27th Annual National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week.
October 25–31, 2026
In 1999 Senate Resolution 199 established NLPPW. The observance highlights the many ways parents can reduce children's exposure to lead in their environment and prevent its serious health effects. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and our partners work to heighten awareness of lead poisoning, provide resources, and encourage preventive actions during NLPPW and beyond.
Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2026 Information Kit
The NLPPW theme for 2026 is "Keep Kids Safe from Lead," focusing on three key actions:
- Get the Facts: Learn about lead hazards in your environment
- Get Your Child Tested: Ensure early detection through a blood lead test
- Get Your Home Tested: Identify and address potential lead sources
The NLPPW information kit will be posted in September 2026.
The information kit aims to help individuals, organizations, and state and local governments to work together to reduce childhood exposure to lead. The Information Kit provides state and local governments and organizations with key materials and resources that are available for distribution to a wide array of audiences.
Outreach for 2026 NLPPW through social media
Join @CDCgov, @CDCEnvironment, @EPA, and @HUDgov in sharing the #NLPPW2026 Key Messages on your social media to help spark the conversation about lead. For 2026 NLPPW, you could retweet or share messages sent from the EPA, CDC and HUD social media accounts, and/or use the Sample Social Media Package (en Español) to write your own posts using the content ideas or adapt sample posts for your social media account(s). The Sample Social Media Package will be posted in September 2026.
More resources
Fact sheets
- 5 things you can do: information on how to help lower elevated blood lead levels (en Español)
- All children can be exposed to lead: real-world examples of situations where children have been exposed to lead (printable PDF)
- Blood lead levels in children: fact sheet with information on blood lead levels in children
- How to prevent lead poisoning in children: common sources of lead and steps to reduce your child's risk of lead exposure. (printable PDFs in English and en Español)
- Know the facts: facts and information on lead poisoning prevention. (printable PDFs in English and en Español)
For more communication tools and resources for childhood lead poisoning prevention in Spanish see our Spanish communication resources page.