This information is for health care professionals. The Healthy Homes Lead Poisoning Prevention Program works with you to ensure that all 1- and 2-year-old children are tested for lead. Vermont law requires that all children are tested for lead at...
Vermont Department of Health Key Messages
On this page you will see some of the important information the Health Department has...
Renovation, Repair, Painting & Maintenance (RRPM) Regulations
The information on this page is for all housing and child-occupied facilities built before 1978.
IRC Practices Training
Find out how to become certified to perform Inspection, Repair and Cleaning (IRC) Practices under...
Lead in Drinking Water at Schools and Child Care Facilities
Act 66, passed in 2019, requires all Vermont school and child care providers to test...
How to Test for Lead in Drinking Water at Your School or Child Care Facility
Vermont law requires all schools and licensed or registered child care facilities to test their...
Inspection, Repair & Cleaning (IRC) Practices
The Vermont Lead Poisoning Prevention Law requires owners of rental housing and child care facilities...
Lead-Based Paint in Schools
The risk of lead poisoning can be reduced when schools are maintained in a way...
Home Renovations and Your Health
Thinking about renovating your home? If you are a do-it-yourselfer or hiring a professional, there...
Lead Hazards and Lead Poisoning
Lead poisoning can be prevented when you know what danger signs and hazards to look...
Childhood Lead Poisoning
Lead is a highly toxic metal that has been commonly used in many household, industrial...
Lead in Drinking Water
What You Need to Know About Lead in Drinking Water Lead is a highly toxic...
Lead Poisoning Prevention Guidance for Health Care Providers
This information is for health care professionals. The Healthy Homes Lead Poisoning Prevention Program works...
Lead Poisoning Prevention Guidance for Parents and Caregivers
There is no safe level of lead in the body. Lead can harm anyone, but...
Environmental Health Guide for Parents, Caregivers and Child Care Providers
Children interact with our environment much differently than adults do and continue to grow and...
There is no safe level of lead in the body. Lead can harm anyone, but babies, young children and pregnant women are at special risk.
The risk of lead poisoning can be reduced when schools are maintained in a way that lowers or eliminates sources of lead—such as lead-contaminated soil, lead dust, and chipping or peeling lead-based paint.
The information on this page is for all housing and child-occupied facilities built before 1978.
On this page you will see some of the important information the Health Department has to share. The page was professionally translated and reviewed by local community members. Today this page is offered in Spanish , Arabic and Nepali...