Multnomah County is offering free Lead Testing for children. It is known that exposure to lead can cause brain, and other, health issues now and later in life. If your child is found to have lead in there system you can then try to find out why and where it came from to stop it from happening. If you live in a home built before the 80's there may be lead present. No lead level is safe.
Free lead screening clinics
You can bring your child (age 6 and under) to one of the free lead testing clinics listed below:
- March 24, 12-2pm - Alma Education & Movement Space
- April 4, 2-5pm - East County WIC
- April 7, 1-5pm - Northeast WIC
- April 13, 10am-2pm - Southwest Community Center
- April 20, 2-5pm - Portland State University
- May 2, 2-5pm - East County WIC
- May 5, 1-5pm - Northeast WIC
- May 26, 1-5pm - Gateway WIC
- June 2, 1-5pm - Northeast WIC
- June 6, 2-5pm - East County WIC
- June 16, 2-5pm - WIC Summer Activity & Safety Fair
- June 23, 1-5pm - Gateway WIC
Contact the Leadline at 503-988-4000 to arrange for a free home assessment by a trained Lead Risk Assessor to help you identify and remove possible lead hazards.
I hope you can make use of this great resource.
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