Lead can be found in many places inside and outside your home. Find out about the different sources of lead in and around your home.
If you live in an older home, repairs inside and outside your home can expose your family to lead.
Healthy eating — including choosing meals and snacks high in Iron, Calcium, and Vitamin C — helps protect your child from lead.
When you are pregnant or breastfeeding, lead in your body can be passed to your baby and put you at risk for miscarriage and high blood pressure.
Ceramic pots and dishes can have lead in the coating or decorations that can get into your food or drinks when used for cooking, serving, or storing food.
You can bring lead home to your family on your hands, face, work clothes, shoes, and in a car if you work with lead at your job.
