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Even if you create the perfect environment for your child inside your home, she'll be spending a lot of time outside, where surroundings are somewhat less controllable. Your personal supervision will remain the most valuable protection.

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Should My Child Be Retested for Lead Exposure?

A government alert about a faulty brand of lab test used by doctors to measure blood lead levels has some parents wondering: should my child be tested again?

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Aerial Spraying to Control the Spread of Zika: FAQs
Arsenic: Health Effects and Exposure
Blood Lead Levels in Children: What Parents Need to Know
Cell Phone Radiation & Children’s Health: What Parents Need to Know
Electromagnetic Fields: A Hazard to Your Health?
Environmental Hazards
Fire Safety
Fire Safety: Planning Saves Lives
First Aid for Burns: Parent FAQs
Gun Safety: Keeping Children Safe
Holiday Fire Safety AUDIO
How Climate Change Affects Children: AAP Policy Explained
How To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Is Your Drinking Water Safe?
Keeping Your Child Safe From Asbestos
Lead Exposure: Steps to Protect Your Family
Pesticides, Herbicides and Children
Poison Prevention
Preventing Child Abductions
Protect Your Child: Prevent Poisoning
Protecting Children from Pesticides: Information for Parents
Protecting Your Children From Contaminated Fish
Radon: Is Your Home Safe?
Reduce the Risk of Gun Injury
Safety Around Animals
School Safety during Emergencies: What Parents Need to Know
Should My Child Be Retested for Lead Exposure?
What to do in a Poisoning Emergency
Where We Stand: Gun Safety
Where We Stand: Lead Screening
Where We Stand: Testing of Well Water