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Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Prevention
Shannon Steinbauer, Director
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 330
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (866)-UNLEADEDKS or (866)-865-3233
FAX: (785) 296-5594
lead@kdheks.govThe Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) established the Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Prevention Program (HHLHPP) to respond to concerns about lead and its effect on the health of Kansans, most notably our children. Lead is common in our environment and many individuals, especially children, show no outward signs of lead poisoning. The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states lead poisoning is one of today's major preventable environmental health problems. Blood lead levels (BLLs) as low as 10 micrograms per deciliter (ug/dL) are associated with harmful effects on children's learning and behavior. BLLs as high as 70 ug/dL can cause seizures, coma, and death.
The mission of the Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Prevention Program is to establish an infrastructure of trained personnel to screen, identify and recommend proper medical and environmental management of lead-poisoned children. The most common cause of childhood lead poisoning today is the deterioration or disruption of a lead paint surface of a home.
