Get the Lead Out: Preventing Lead Poisoning in Your Child | Keeping Kids Healthy

Could your child have lead poisoning? A million children in this country do, and whether your home is in the city, the country, or the suburbs, there's no way to know if your child is one of them unless you get him or her tested. The consequences of lead poisoning are devastating, ranging from hyperactivity to severe brain damage, and once the damage is done, it's irreversible. Meet the country's foremost lead poisoning experts and their patients, and join us as we follow a team of lead hunters for a home inspection. What they find out will astound you, and what they can teach you may save your child's health.
GUEST CREDENTIALS:
John Rosen, MD
Director of the Division of Environmental Science, Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Attending Pediatrician, Montefiore Medical Center
Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Richard Stapleton
Senior Policy Advisor, Communications, Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Journalist