Painted Surfaces

	Cover damaged paint with cloth tape
	Keep children, playpens and cribs away from peeling paint or chewable surfaces painted with lead-based paint, including windows and windowsills.
	Have paint tested (you can buy lead testing kits at your local hardware store)
	If you have lead paint, never burn, scrape or sand it.  Instead paint over undamaged lead paint (Paint that is not chipping, peeling or chalking).  If your have damaged lead paint, have it removed by a professional.

Water

	Use only cold water for drinking, making baby formula or preparing food.
	Let the water run for five minutes in the morning.  This helps to flush lead buildup out of the pipes.

Soil

	Plant grass or other ground cover as a barrier between lead in the soil and your children.
	Do not allow your children to play in the dirt.  (Let them play on grass or paved areas)

Food

	Wash your child's hands before meals, before naps and at bedtime.  Children get lead poisoning when they put dusty hands or toys into their mouths.
	Wash fruits and vegetables before giving them to your children.
	Give your child calcium-rich foods, like milk, cheese, yogurt and greens.  calcium helps keep lead from getting into a child's body.  Your doctor may suggest a calcium supplement.
	Give your child iron-rich foods, like meat, peanut butter, some cereals and beans.  iron helps keep lead from getting into a child's body.  Your doctor may suggest a iron supplement.

Other Sources

	Dishes: Test dishes and mugs for lead, especially brightly colored, imported or handmade dishes.   Store food only in un-painted glass or plastic, not in painted dishes or potter.   Don't store food in open cans.
	Toys: Wash your child's toys in phosphorous soap and water (many dishwasher soaps contain phosphates that bind the lead together to wash it all away).  When children put toys in their mouths, they are eating lead dust.   Washing toys removes lead dust.
	Have your child screened for lead poisoning every year until age 6.  Children at high risk should be screened twice a year until age 3.   Children over the age of 6 are still at risk.  If they have never been tested or if their living environment (home, school, daycare, etc.) has changed, have them tested.