The City of Milwaukee Health Department Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (MHD CLPPP) is a nationally recognized, award-winning program. Approximately 40 employees provide comprehensive services to lead poisoned children and their families as well as innovative primary prevention efforts aimed at preventing lead poisoning before it occurs.

Healthy Homes Healthy Children Newsletter (Lead Report)

This publication features in-depth information, data and reports of interest to the medical community from the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention, Asthma and Unintentional Injury Programs.  Click here for archives.

2009 Primary Prevention Funding

The CLPPP operates a program known as Primary Prevention. The Primary Prevention Program provides money to abate lead based paint hazards in windows for eligible property owners. The program requirements and application forms are available below. If interested, print and complete the application and return by U.S. Mail or by fax. The mailing address and fax number is shown on the application. 

In English
 Program Requirements Sheet 
 Application Form
 Tips for Selecting a Contractor 

En Español
 Fondos para la Prevención Primaria
 Aplicación
 Consejos para Seleccionar un Contratista
 

Click on the image to the left to download a copy

of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services' newly published report

 The Legacy of Lead: Report on Childhood Lead Poisoning in Wisconsin 2008  (PDF, 6 MB).
 
 
 

Ambushed at Home!
A Special Report on
Childhood Lead Poisoning
In Milwaukee

Watch a 12 minute video on lead poisoning prevention titled Ambushed at Home. This video was produced for community education by five summer interns from Milwaukee.

The video can be viewed using Windows Media. Download the most recent version of Windows Media.
 

 

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