Allegan County Health Department offers case management activities, education, and resources to prevent and decrease lead poisoning through a cooperative approach that includes nurse case management, health care providers, Medicaid health plans, families and caregivers, and referral agencies. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) supports childhood lead poisoning statewide.

If you have any questions or concerns about Lead Poisoning, please call one of our Public Health Nurses at 269-673-5411 or email a Public Health Nurse.

Resources

Parents

• Learn about Lead
• Lead Testing for Children
• CDC | Childhood Lead Exposure Education for Communities
• Lead and Nutrition
• What you need to know about Michigan's 2018 Lead and Copper Rule
• Lead Safe Home Program - visit miclppp.org/lead-safe-home-program for applications

Providers

• Guidelines and Resources for Clinicians
• Michigan’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
• Medicaid Policy for Blood Lead Testing

Lead Information Toolkit