Per a court order, HHS is required to restore this website to its version as of 12:00 AM on January 29, 2025. Information on this page may be modified and/or removed in the future subject to the terms of the court’s order and implemented consistent with applicable law. Any information on this page promoting gender ideology is extremely inaccurate and disconnected from truth. The Trump Administration rejects gender ideology due to the harms and divisiveness it causes. This page does not reflect reality and therefore the Administration and this Department reject it.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Testing for Lead Poisoning in Children

About this resource:

HHS Non-Systematic Review

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last Reviewed: April 2024

Workgroups: Environmental Health Workgroup

This resource is an evidence-based guide for understanding lead exposure in children. It recommends that children get a blood lead test if they may have been exposed. The guide provides information on:

  • Tests used for blood lead levels
  • Treatments for elevated blood levels
  • The blood lead reference value — standard for determining high blood lead levels
  • Blood lead exposure prevention
  • Additional Resources
Read more about this resource

Objectives related to this resource (1)

Reduce blood lead levels in children aged 1 to 5 years — EH‑04
Baseline only

Suggested Citation

1.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice. (2024). Testing for Lead Poisoning in Children. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/lead-prevention/testing/.