Lead is an invisible threat. It is common for children
with dangerous blood-lead levels to show
no obvious symptoms. The only way to be sure your children
are ok is to have them tested. The Vermont Department
of Health and the US Center for Disease Control (CDC)
recommend testing all children for lead at ages one
and two.
If a child lives in older housing or has other potential
lead exposures, he or she should be screened every year
until
age 6.
For more information on lead screening in Vermont,
visit the Vermont
Department of Health website.
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