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What is Lead Safe Roanoke?
Lead Safe Roanoke is a HUD-funded program implemented by the City of Roanoke. The program is designed to reduce lead poisoning in children by stabilizing lead-based paint hazards found in rental and single-family homes built in the City of Roanoke prior to 1978.
Eligible applicants receive comprehensive services to identify and stabilize deteriorating lead-based paint hazards in their home and/or rental units.
What is Lead Poisoning?
There is NO safe level of lead in the body!
Where Does Lead Come From?
Paint chips and dust
Most lead hazards come from paint in homes built before 1978, especially if before 1950, and are most hazardous when paint is peeling or chipping.
Soil
Play areas can be contaminated by chips or dust from lead paint, as well as, lead from car batteries or past use of leaded gasoline.
Air
Air may be contaminated by lead from dust created by sanding, scraping or burning to remove lead-based paint.
Water
Water can be contaminated by lead pipes and lead solder used to connect plumbing.
What Are the Effects of Lead Poisoning?
Most children show no symptoms, even at high levels. If symptoms occur, they are often mistaken for the flu or other illnesses.
Low levels of lead within the body may cause:
High levels of lead within the body may cause:
The long-term effects of lead in a child can be severe.
How Do I Know If My Child Has Lead Poisoning?
Regular screening of blood for lead is the best way to detect lead poisoning. Have kids tested at ages 12 and 24 months!