Healthy Housing

EPA Brochures and Links

The U.S. Department of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Website Links:

• Basic Information on Lead
• Education and Outreach
• Lead in the News
• Rules and Regulations
• Other Lead Links
• EPA New England (Region 1)
• Lead Paint Assistance/Enforcement in New England (Region 1)

Highly Requested EPA Brochures, and Guides

The following documents are in pdf format

• Healthy Homes Brochure
• Lead in Your Home: A Parent's Reference Guide
• Protect Your Family From Lead In Your Home - with Rhode Island Insert Appropriate for Disclosure Requirements
  Spanish
• Protect Your Family from Lead Federal Version
  Spanish (Federal Version)  
• Lead Poisoning and Your Children
• The Lead-Based Paint Pre-Renovation Educational Rule
• Keep it Clean: An Insider’s Guide to Lead-Safe Painting 
  Spanish
• Reducing Lead Hazards When Remodeling Your Home
  Spanish
• Fight Lead Poisoning with a Healthy Diet
  Spanish
• Ten Tips to Protect Children from Pesticide and Lead Poisonings around the Home
  Spanish
• Give Your Child the Chance of a Lifetime, Keep Your Child Lead-Safe
• Testing Your Home For Lead In Paint, Dust, And Soil