Environmental Health performs three important roles in addressing lead issues:
Conducting environmental investigations at
the home of lead poisoned children to determine
the source of the poisoning (if possible)
Educating owners, contractors, government
agencies, and the public about lead hazards and
steps to prevent lead poisoning
Responding to complaints of unsafe lead work
(such as sandblasting without any containment)
at properties built before 1978 that may contain
lead paint
Environmental Health works jointly with Public Health nurses and other professionals as part of a Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) team. To learn more about CLPPP,
visit their website at: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/lead/index.htm
California Food Handler Law: