    
Lead poisoning Nurse case managment is offered for families of lead poisoned children
| Blood lead test Get your children tested for lead poisoning.
| Home lead inspections The homes of lead poisoned children are inspected to help find possible sources of exposure. | Home repairs Project Lead Safe Kansas City helps eliminate lead hazards in homes.
| Healthy Homes A partnership between the Health Department and Children's Mercy Hospital educates on home health safety.
| Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program 2400 Troost Ave., Suite 3100 Kansas City, MO 64108 Office hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Phone: 816-513-6048 Fax: 816-513-6284 E-mail: health@kcmo.org |
The purpose of the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) is to eliminate lead poisoning in Kansas City.
To attain this goal, the CLPPP provides a variety of services, including blood lead testing for children, pregnant women and women of childbearing age, comprehensive case management services for lead poisoned children, community education and lead hazard control. The program explains and enforces Kansas City’s lead ordinance, meets state contract obligations in promoting the Centers for Disease Control’s guidelines for lead poisoning in children and provide the services necessary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to meet its national health objective of eliminating lead poisoning in children.
Find lead services and information in the following drop-down menus. Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevent Program mission statement: To prevent lead poisoning, to protect Kansas City families from lead exposure, and to promote a healthy and safe environment
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