Wisconsin Lead Poisoning Information
Wisconsin has multiple strategies and partners engaged in
the fight against the number one environmental health threat to children.
Links on this page will take you to resources
for state-level or local assistance in preventing or treating lead
poisoning, and updates on Wisconsin's plan to eliminate childhood lead poisoning by
the Year 2010.
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Childhood Lead Poisoning
Data and Maps
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- Annual reports for local health department jurisdictions,
- A searchable database of statistics for counties and
cities,
- Surveillance information such as time trend and risk factors for childhood lead poisoning,
and
- GIS maps for Wisconsin counties and select cities associating
lead poisoning with old housing.
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Eliminating Childhood Lead Poisoning by
2010
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Wisconsin's plan to eliminate childhood lead poisoning by the year 2010.
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The Legacy of Lead: Report on Childhood Lead
Poisoning in Wisconsin 2008 provides valuable details about how we can
use our current knowledge about the causes of lead poisoning, along
with an understanding of the housing in our communities, to focus
our efforts to eliminate childhood lead poisoning.  Awarded
as Wisconsin Distinguished Document.
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Lead-Free/Lead-Safe
Registry
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Check this list of homes and apartments that have been certified as being
without lead hazards.
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Lead-Safe Renovation Rule
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Information about the Wisconsin Lead-Safe Renovation Rule and how it
affects contractors and child-occupied facilities regarding renovation
activity in dwellings built before 1978.
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Training & Certification
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Steps to obtain certification in Wisconsin for performing lead hazard
investigation or reduction activities.
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Wisconsin Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs
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Description of the programs with in the Division of Public Health that
address lead poisoning in Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Resources/Links
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Links to other agencies that work to prevent and
treat lead poisoning.
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Wisconsin Statute & Administrative Rules
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Rules regarding lead exposure and lead hazards.
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Wisconsin
Supreme Court Decision (PDF, 378 KB)
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On July 15th, 2005 the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a
majority opinion reviewing a court decision concerning a Milwaukee
child who sued paint manufacturers for damages from lead poisoning.
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Report
to Governor and the Legislature, 2005 (PDF, 7 MB)
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Evaluation of effectiveness of current legislation to end childhood
lead poisoning with recommendations for strengthening the statutory
framework.
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