Los Angeles County
Department of Public Health
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
5555 Ferguson Drive, Room 210-02
City of Commerce, California 90022
(800) LA-4-LEAD Fax (323) 890-8737 lead@ph.lacounty.gov
Welcome - Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP)
Program Description
The Los Angeles County Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) was established in 1991, as a result of the California legislature mandating the California Department of Health Services (CDHS) to develop and enact a standard of care for identifying and managing children with elevated blood lead levels. CLPPP, funded by the CDHS, is structurally placed under two Programs within Department of Public Health. The team of public health nurses, health educators, and epidemiology staff is under Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Programs; and the team of registered environmental health specialists is under Environmental Health. The two teams work closely together to ensure nursing and environmental case management and follow-up for lead-burdened children; to promote screening; and to carry out primary prevention, targeted outreach and education, and surveillance activities.
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