Sample Social Media Package National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

Sample Social Media Package

National
Lead
Poisoning
Prevention

Week

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for a Healthy Future

October
23-29,
2022

Help spread the word about lead and National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW)! The Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) partner each year to raise awareness about lead
exposure and lead poisoning during NLPPW and beyond. We invite you to join us in helping to mobilize
individuals and communities to take action to reduce their risk of lead exposure.

Join CDC, EPA, and HUD in increasing public awareness about lead and NLPPW, which this year is October
23-29, 2022! Here are some ideas to consider and get you started:

• NLPPW's key messages are Get the Facts, Get Your Child Tested, and Get Your Home Tested.

• Use the hashtags #LeadFreeKids, #NLPPW2022 and, when appropriate, #EJ or #EnvironmentalJustice,

• Share posts from CDC, EPA, and HUD's social media accounts and tag them in your content.

• Post one or more of the sample social media messages (in the table below) to your personal or
organizational social media account.

• Develop original social media posts, videos, threads, and more using the content suggestions under
each Question for Conversation.

• Share community-based and national resources to help people find more information about reducing
and preventing lead exposure,

• Discuss sources of lead exposure along with ideas and information to reduce or prevent lead exposure
from those sources.

• Talk about how you or your organization are reducing your family or your community's lead exposure.

• Use one of the web banners or social media images provided by CDC, EPA and HUD in your posts or
create your own graphics.

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NLPPW Questions for Conversation

This year CDC, EPA, and HUD will be posting social media messages corresponding to the following
guestions, which are designed to spark conversation on ways we can reduce and prevent lead exposure.
Below each guestion are a few suggestions on information and topics to share and discuss if you decide to
develop your own content. There is also "ready to post" content for each guestion in the table at the end.

September 2022: How Can We Reduce Lead Exposure Together?

• Generate interest around NLPPW by sharing:

• Information about events and activities taking place during NLPPW.

• Local or national resources where people can find more information, including:

• Protect Your Family pamphlet, available in 12 languages, here.

• Answers to Lead FAQs.

• The National Lead Information Center's toll-free number: 1-800-424-LEAD [5323], which is also
reachable through teletype at 711.

• Simple actions community members can take to reduce exposure to lead, starting with the actions
discussed here.

• Actions you yourself are taking to reduce exposure to lead.

Monday, October 24, 2022: Why Should I Be Concerned About Lead?

• Discuss any of the following facts:

• No safe blood lead level has been identified for children, and even low levels of lead in the blood
can have lifelong health impacts. Learn more about the health effects of lead exposure.

• Many pre-1978 homes contain lead-based paint, usually under layers of newer paint. If the paint is in
good shape, the lead-based paint is usually not a problem. Deteriorating lead-based paint (peeling,
chipping, chalking, cracking, damaged, or damp) is a hazard and needs immediate attention to be
repaired and cleaned up safely.

• Lead has been used for a long time in a wide variety of products found in and around our homes.

Tuesday, October 25, 2022: How Do I Know if There is Lead in My Home?

• Help people learn how to address lead in their homes by posting information such as:

• The difference between a lead-based paint inspection and a risk assessment.

• Where homeowners can search to find a certified lead-based paint inspector or risk assessor in their
area. (Most states have EPA-authorized programs, and you can use this page or this page to find
one near you.)

• State and local programs that assist homeowners or landlords with getting a lead-based paint
inspection or risk assessment.

• Information about testing soil for lead, which could include sharing information about or planning a
Soil Screening, Health and Outreach Partnership (soilSHOP) event.

Wednesday, October 26, 2022: How Do I Know if There is Lead in My Drinking Water?

• Empower people with resources to learn if there is lead in their drinking water:

• How to contact their local water authority for information about testing and identifying lead in their
water.

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• Important steps they can take to reduce lead in drinking water.

• EPA's Protect Your Tap: A Quick Check for Lead.

Thursday, October 27, 2022: How Do I Know if My Child Has Been Exposed to Lead?

• Educate caregivers and others about blood lead testing by sharing:

• Where community members can get a blood lead test.

• A blood lead test is the best way to know if your child has been exposed to lead.

• Blood lead tests are reguired for all Medicaid-eligible children at 12 and 24 months. (Testing all
higher risk children at these ages is recommended.)

Friday, October 28, 2022: How Can I Make Sure My Child Has Safe Crawls?

• Post information about actions to protect children from lead exposure including:

• Simple actions parents, grandparents, and other caregivers can take to reduce and prevent
childhood lead exposure, starting with the eight actions in this worksheet.

• Homeowners and landlords of pre-1978 homes should ask if a contractor is lead-safe certified.

• Why homeowners and landlords should hire a lead-safe certified contractor for renovation work in
pre-1978 homes and child-occupied facilities.

• How to find a lead-safe certified contractor.

Sample Social Media Posts

You can use these sample social media posts, which meet the Twitter character limit. Feel free to add more
information and/or hashtags if posting on other social media platforms.

Questions for
Conversation

Sample Posts

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is October 23-29, 2022. Follow @CDC, @
HUD, and @EPA over the next several weeks to learn more about #NLPPW2022 and
how we can work together to reduce and prevent lead exposure and lead poisoning.
hud.gov/program_offices/healthy_homes/NLPPW #LeadFreeKids

How Can We
Reduce Lead
Exposure
Together?

Starting 9/2022
(6 weeks before
NLPPW)

#DYK lead exposure and lead poisoning are preventable? Learn how to prevent
lead poisoning in children before National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Oct
23-29, 2022. cdc.gov/nceh/lead/docs/how-to-prevent-lead-poisoning-in-children.html
#NLPPW2022 #LeadFreeKids

For more information about lead and protecting your family from lead in your
home, read the Protect Your Family pamphlet. Now available in 12 languages! epa.
gov/lead/protect-your-family-lead-your-home-real-estate-disclosure #NLPPW2022
#LeadFreeKids

Have a guestion about lead poisoning? Learn more at CDC's Lead FAQs page:
cdc.gov/nceh/lead/faqs/lead-faqs.htm. #NLPPW2022 #LeadFreeKids

Many pre-1978 homes contain lead-based paint. Check surfaces suspected of
having lead-based paint regularly for deteriorating paint, which can be hazardous.
#NLPPW2022 #LeadFreeKids epa.gov/lead/protect-your-family-sources-lead#older

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Questions for
Conversation

Sample Posts



#DYK no safe blood lead level has been identified for children and even low levels
of lead in the blood can have lifelong health impacts? The good news is that
childhood lead poisoning is preventable! Learn more at cdc.gov/nceh/lead/docs/
know-the-facts.html. #LeadFreeKids #NLPPW2022

Why Should 1 Be
Concerned About
Lead?

If you work near lead-based products, you can carry lead dust home on your
clothes and shoes. Keep your family safe by learning more about ways to prevent
bringing sources of lead exposure into the home at cdc.gov/niosh/topics/lead/safe.
html. #NLPPW2022 #LeadFreeKids

Monday,
10/24/2022

Lead has been used for a long time in a variety of products found in and around
our homes. The good news is lead poisoning is preventable and you can start
by learning more at epa.gov/lead/protect-your-family-sources-lead#products.
#NLPPW2022 #LeadFreeKids



#DYK lead is a highly toxic metal that may cause a range of health problems,
especially in young children, which can cause behavioral problems? Click here
for more information: hud.gov/program_offices/healthy_homes/healthyhomes/lead.
#NLPPW2022 #LeadFreeKids

How Do I Know if
There is Lead in
My Home?

Tuesday,

10/25/2022

#DYK the only way to know if there is lead in your home is to test for the presence of
lead in paint, dust, and/or soil? Talk to your health department about testing for lead
in paint, dust, and/or soil and learn more at epa.gov/lead/questions-and-answers-
homeowners-and-renters-about-understanding-lead-inspections-risk. #NLPPW2022
#LeadFreeKids

The National Lead Information Center provides information about lead, lead
hazards, and preventing lead exposure. Contact them toll-free at 1-800-424-
LEAD [5323] or epa.gov/lead/forms/lead-hotline-national-lead-information-center.
#LeadFreeKids #NLPPW2022

#DYK many homes built before 1978 contain lead-based paint on both interior and
exterior walls? When lead-based paint gets old, it can start to peel, chip, or crack
and become a hazard. Learn more at epa.gov/lead/protect-your-family-sources-
lead#older. #LeadFreeKids #NLPPW2022

How Do I Know
if There is Lead
in My Drinking
Water?

Wednesday,
10/26/2022

You cannot see, taste, or smell lead in drinking water, but you can learn basic
information about sources of lead in drinking water and suggestions for reducing
exposure at epa.gov/sites/default/files/2017-08/documents/epa_lead_in_drinking_
water_final_8.21.17.pdf. #NLPPW2022 #LeadFreeKids

Contact your local water authority for information about testing and identifying lead
in your water! #NLPPW2022 #LeadFreeKids epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-
water/basic-information-about-lead-drinking-water#findout

#DYK running your water before drinking or cooking can reduce potential lead
exposure? Learn more about reducing lead in water at epa.gov/ground-water-
and-drinking-water/basic-information-about-lead-drinking-water#reducehome.

#NLPPW2022 #LeadFreeKids



Check out #ProtectYourTap, an online guide created to identify lead pipes and
reduce exposure to lead in drinking water. #LeadFreeKids #NLPPW2022 epa.gov/
protectyourtap

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Questions for
Conversation

Sample Posts

How Do 1 Know if
My Child Has Been
Exposed to Lead?

Thursday,

10/27/2022

#DYK children with lead poisoning usually do not look or act sick? Ask your
healthcare provider about getting your child tested. A blood lead test is the best
way to know if your child has been exposed to lead, cdc.gov/nceh/lead/prevention/
blood-lead-levels.htm #LeadFreeKids #NLPPW 2022

Lead poisoning is preventable! A simple blood test can detect lead. Learn more
ways to protect children from lead exposure, cdc.gov/nceh/lead/docs/lead-levels-in-
children-fact-sheet-508.pdf. #NLPPW2022 #LeadFreeKids

A little lead can cause BIG problems. Act early! Blood lead testing is reguired for
children with Medicaid at 1 & 2 years old & recommended for all higher risk children
at these ages. Talk to your doctor and learn more: www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/faqs/lead-
faqs.htm. #NLPPW2022 #LeadFreeKids

How Can I Make
Sure My Child Has
Safe Crawls?

Friday,

10/28/2022

Preventing lead exposure in young children is important because they are more
vulnerable to the impacts of lead. We can start with a few actions at home, such as
those in this worksheet:

epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-10/documents/module_1 _worksheet.pdf.

#NLPPW2022 #LeadFreeKids

Wiping and removing your shoes before entering your home can prevent you
from bringing lead-contaminated soil in from outside and reduce potential
exposure to lead. epa.gov/lead/protect-your-family-sources-lead#soil #NLPPW2022
#LeadFreeKids

In many places across the U.S., significant numbers of children are still exposed to
lead. There are different sources of lead in their environments and other risk factors.
Learn more at cdc.gov/nceh/lead/prevention/populations.htm. #NLPPW2022 #Lead-
FreeKids

Lead can be found where children live, play, and learn. There are several steps we
can take to prevent lead exposure and protect our families. Learn more at cdc.gov/
nceh/lead/docs/how-to-prevent-lead-poisoning-in-children.html. #NLPPW2022 #Lead-
FreeKids

#DYK when lead-based paint deteriorates, either inside or outside the home, lead
can end up in household dust and soil? Learn more about lead at www.hud.gov/
sites/documents/DOC_11875.PDF. #NLPPW2022 #LeadFreeKids

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Social Media Images

We encourage you to download and use the following images with your social media content, whether using
one of the sample social media posts or creating your own using the suggested information and topics
from the NLPPW Questions for Conversation. Click on image below to open it in a web broswer so you can
download it. You can also use the Social Media Image for Translation PowerPoint file to create a social media
image in additional language(s) used in your community

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