International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
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Children playing on swings at a playground. Playground equipment is often painted with lead paint. Deteriorating lead paint is a source of exposure to lead.
Children playing on swings at a playground. Playground equipment is often painted with lead paint. Deteriorating lead paint is a source of exposure to lead.
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International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week - every year in October
The aim of International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is to draw attention to the health impacts of lead exposure, highlight efforts by countries and partners to prevent childhood lead exposure, and accelerate efforts to phase out the use of lead in paint.
Even though there is wide recognition of the harmful effects of lead and many countries have taken action, exposure to lead, particularly in childhood, remains of key concern to health care providers and public health officials worldwide.
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