Community Lead Education & Screening
Screening, water testing, and blood testing for families, plus professional inspections for anyone buying or selling a home.
Lead exposure is preventable, but it is often invisible.
Lead can enter a home through old paint, aging pipes, and contaminated soil. It's most harmful to young children and pregnant women, and there are usually no obvious signs until a test is done.
Programs available at WCDHD offer free screening and testing to help you learn more about potential lead exposure and what to do next.
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Homes built before 1978 are more likley to contain lead-based paint.
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Lead can leach into drinking water from older pipes, solder, and fixtures.
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A simple blood test is the only way to confirm lead exposure in children.
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Early testing gives families time to act before exposure becomes a bigger problem.
How to get started?
Concerned your home might have lead?
Answer a few quick questions to see if your home qualifies for free program screening.
Get your water tested.
Request a free water testing kit through our screening program and get your results explained.
Get blood checked for lead.
Especially important for young children. Learn how to get a blood test and what your results mean.
Professional Lead Inspections
WCDHD also offers fee-based professional Lead Inspections & Risk assessments for a fee.
Tell us what you need.
Fill out the form, and we'll follow up with the next steps. Whether that's an application, a testing kid, or scheduling a private inspection.