Yreka, CA – The Siskiyou County Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) Coordinator announces plans to celebrate Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, October 23rd-29th, with a week-long information campaign about childhood lead poisoning issues. Our campaign message this year is, “Protect your family from lead in drinking water, especially during lead service line replacement.”
Lead poisoning can seriously affect a child’s brain and nervous system. It can cause learning and behavioral problems. A blood lead test is the…



