Lead-Free Communities Initiative

Purpose

  • The Lead-Free Communities Initiative (LFC) is a national initiative that supports communities in reducing and eliminating lead exposure hazards.
  • It promotes community-led action on lead hazard elimination through a multi-sector, holistic approach to planning, coordination, and implementation.
  • It promotes health equity and environmental justice, while strengthening community ties and building capacity for local collaboration.
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Make an impact

Join the Lead-Free Communities Network

The LFC Network is a national learning and support network of communities focused on lead elimination. The primary objectives are to build local capacity to support effective and equitable lead hazard exposure elimination efforts. Ultimately, the LFC Network intends to build the national momentum required to support a lead-free movement in America. The LFC Network will provide communities with online resources, webinars, and an annual convening of communities.

For more information or to join the LFC Network, please contact us here: spiunit@cdc.gov.

Lead-Free Communities Toolkit

The LFC Toolkit is a resource to support communities of all sizes and varieties in lead hazard elimination. Communities will use the toolkit to develop a collaborative plan to systematically identify and eliminate lead exposure hazards. It is a roadmap for community mobilization, which local leaders are encouraged to adapt to address needs. The Toolkit offers tips for creating a local partner network to design and manage a local LFC Action Plan. It includes suggestions for implementing the plan and ensuring community input in its development. Each community is unique, so this toolkit serves as a flexible guide for community mobilization. Communities are encouraged to adapt these resources to fit their specific needs and circumstances.

Download the Lead-Free Communities Toolkit to start planning your lead poisoning prevention activities. Click here.

Resources

For details on food or medicine recalls, check with the Food and Drug Administration

For product recalls, check with the Consumer Product Safety Division

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes has resources to address lead in housing