Other Places To Get Help
Organizations
| Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
| 4770 Buford Highway, NE | |
| Atlanta, GA 30341 | |
| Phone: | (770) 488-7100 for emergencies 1-800-232-4636 (1-800-CDC-INFO) |
| TDD: | 1-888-232-6348 |
| E-mail: | cdcinfo@cdc.gov |
| Web Address: | http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/lead.htm |
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Information on childhood lead poisoning is available on the Web site or by calling the toll-free telephone number. |
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| National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) | |
| 10227 Wincopin Circle | |
| Suite 200 | |
| Columbia, MD 21044 | |
| Phone: | 1-877-312-3046 toll-free (410) 992-0712 |
| Fax: | (410) 715-2310 |
| Web Address: | http://www.centerforhealthyhousing.org/ |
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The NCHH (formerly the National Center for Lead-Safe Housing, or NCLSH) was founded in 1992 to bring the housing, environmental, and public health communities together to combat childhood lead poisoning. Its Web site provides information about scientific research on how to best reduce lead levels, as well as information for contractors to properly remove lead from homes and buildings. The site also provides links for consumers to learn more about lead poisoning. |
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| National Lead Information Center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | |
| 422 South Clinton Avenue | |
| Rochester, NY 14620 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-424-LEAD (1-800-424-5323) |
| Fax: | (585) 232-3111 |
| Web Address: | http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/nlic.htm |
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The National Lead Information Center (NLIC) provides professionals and the general public with information about lead hazards and their prevention. |
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| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor | |
| 200 Constitution Avenue | |
| Washington, DC 20210 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-321-OSHA (1-800-321-6742) (202) 693-1999 |
| TDD: | 1-877-889-5627 |
| Web Address: | www.osha.gov |
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provides information about hazards at the workplace and about worker safety. |
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| Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | |
| 451 7th Street S.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20410 | |
| Phone: | (202) 708–1112 |
| TDD: | (202) 708-1455 |
| Web Address: | http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/index.cfm |
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The Office of Lead Hazard Control is committed to the goal of providing lead-safe housing to the nation's children while preserving affordable housing. |
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