Provider Referral Form
(pdf)
Lead Hazard Guidance for Urban Gardening (pdf)
Lead-Safe Gardening (pdf)
in Chinese (pdf)
in Spanish (pdf)
Children's Environmental Health Promotion Program
Haroon Ahmad, Childhood Lead Prevention Program Coordinator
(415) 252-3956
Karen Yu, Senior Environmental Health Inspector
(415) 252-3957
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The Childhood Lead Prevention Program is dedicated to eliminating children's exposure to lead hazards. In San Francisco, children are most often exposed to lead when their hands or objects touch damaged paint, soil or surfaces with lead dust, and later their hands or those objects get placed in their mouth. Lead is an invisible poison that can harm your child's growth and development.
The Childhood Lead Prevention Program has been working since its launch in February 1993 to protect children from the harmful effects of lead exposure. The program's report issued in August 2015, Two Decades Protecting San Francisco Children from Lead Exposure, provides the story of how the program has been effective in achieving their mission and what work remains to be done.
Department of Building Inspection (Housing Inspection Services): Enforces lead-safe work practices on pre-1979 structures.
San Francisco Rent Board: Can provide information and support in cases of landlord-tenant disputes.
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San Francisco Department of Public Health Environmental Health Branch