After participating in the workshop on Lead in the Home, learners will be able to:

• Describe why lead is a concern for children.
• Identify what housing is most susceptible for lead contamination.
• Identify 3 sources of lead in the home.
• Identify when children should be tested for lead.
• Identify 3 things parents can do to protect their children from lead.

Teaching plan for a 45 minute workshop or lesson (15 slides & notes).

1. Print this section of the Healthy Homes booklet to use as your handout materials.
2. Make copies of the Lead in the Home Pre-test & Post test.
3. At the beginning of the session distribute the Pre-Test. Ask the audience to take the quiz, informing them it is voluntary and anonymous. Have the completed tests passed to the back of the room, where they can be placed on a table or chair.
4. Ask participants if they, or someone in their family have had any experiences with lead poisoning.
   
   • How do they manage it?
     
   • What changes have been made to help the child deal with the conditions?
   Sharing stories and experiences helps everyone understand and relate to the problems that families have with this condition.
   
   
5. Contact a local physician, county health nurse, or a school nurse and ask about the incidence of lead poisoning in your community.
   
   • Have they seen the number of cases rise over the last couple of years?
   • To what do they attribute this?
   • Have they been able to identify areas of housing where lead is present?

   This information helps to localize the issue of lead and help participants understand that it is a problem in your community.

6. Go to a local hardware or building supply store and see if they have lead test kits available. Take one to your meeting. Find a piece of pottery or crystal containing lead to demonstrate how the kits works.
   If you want, ask for audience participation, and have some of the participants conduct the tests and report their results to the group.

7. At the end of the program, distribute the Lead in the Home Post-Test. Ask the audience to take a few minutes to complete the test and leave it on a back table or chair as they leave. Inform them that completion of the test is voluntary and anonymous, but the information will be used for program improvements and Extension reporting.

8. Thank everyone for coming, and let them know that you are available to talk or answer questions.

National Lead Information Center
800-424-LEAD

EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline
800-426-4791

HUD’s Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
800-HUDS-FHA

Home*A*Syst
608-262-0024