What to know
Learn about the hazards of lead as well as information on lead program implementation. Public health professionals and state and local partners are encouraged to participate.
Training overview
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This training consists of two modules to increase knowledge on the hazards of lead. It also provides lead program implementation suggestions for state and local partners, and other public health professionals based on best practices.
The target audiences are:
- Physicians
- Registered nurses
- CEU Other Professionals
- Public Health Professionals
- Certified Health Education Specialists
Read the Training Program Description Booklet for a brief description of:
- The concept of the training
- Speaker biographies
- Continuing education information
Module 1
Topic: Foundations of Lead Exposure
This module is suitable for new public health personnel and refreshers for existing staff members.
Four video recorded segments introduce lead as a public health problem and provide an overview of lead prevention program expectations.
Module 1: segment 1
Topic: Lead as a Public Health Concern
This segment conveys the dynamics of lead exposure as a major public health problem. It also talks about its continuing impact on children and adults.
Information shared will assist trainees in:
- Defining lead poisoning
- Understanding its causes
- Identifying the major health outcomes of exposure
Supporting information
Educational Interventions for Children Affected by Lead – April 2015, CDC
Module 1: segment 2
Topic: History of Lead Poisoning and Contemporary Issues
Trainees will learn:
- Past and present uses of lead
- History and timeline of lead policies in the United States
- Impacts of recent lead exposure incidents within affected communities
Supporting information
Module 1: segment 3
Topic: Introductory Overview of a Lead Prevention and Mitigation Program in Health Departments
This segment will introduce trainees to four strategic priorities for developing a lead prevention program and define basic concepts:
- Blood lead testing and reporting
- Blood lead surveillance
- Linkage to services
- Targeted population-based policy interventions
Trainees will learn to identify features of well-run programs and the four major components of state/local/territorial/tribal lead prevention and mitigation programs.
Supporting information
Module 1: segment 4
Topic: Roles and Responsibilities for Jurisdictions and CDC
This segment introduces the roles of personnel and CDC partners. They support the implementation of Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs (CLPPPs).
Trainees will learn how specific public health roles relate to the CLPPP's four key strategies for managing a CDC-funded program.
Module 2
Topic: Strategic Planning and Implementation of the Four Key Strategies of a Lead Prevention Program and Evaluating Its Impact.
Five video segments present the fundamental expectations for CDC's programmatic strategies for jurisdictional lead programs:
- Testing and reporting
- Surveillance
- Linkage to servcies
- Targeted population-based interventions
- Segment on program evaluation
Module 2: segment 1
Topic: Key Strategy - Testing and Reporting
This segment is designed to teach trainees how to:
- Develop and sustain Lead Advisory Committees and screening plans
- Implement state blood lead testing recommendations
- Report requirements
- Enhance blood lead level testing practices
Supporting information
Prevention of Childhood Lead Toxicity (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Module 2: segment 2
Topic: Key Strategy - Surveillance
This segment is designed to assist trainees in developing or improving surveillance procedures. It focuses on the following aspects of childhood lead exposure blood test results and other data:
- Collection
- Quality assurance
- Analysis
- Dissemination
Module 2: segment 3
Topic: Key Strategy - Linkage to Services
This segment guides trainees in strategies to identify children with blood lead levels requiring follow-up. It also includes how to connect them to medical, social, behavioral, environmental, or other required services.
Details include establishing partnerships with these services. They aid children with blood lead levels above CDC's current reference value: 3.5 micrograms per deciliter of blood (μg/dL).
Supporting information
Module 2: segment 4
Topic: Key Strategy - Targeted and Population-based Intervention
This segment guides trainees in developing strategic partnerships and policies. These aim to implement targeted, population-based interventions with emphasis on community-based approaches for primary prevention of childhood lead exposures.