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Bureau of Community Public Health Medicine
Lead Free Kids

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

Was your house built and/or painted before 1978? Learn how to protect your family from lead exposure.

Keep the area where your children play as dust-free and clean as possible. Learn about and avoid toys that contain lead.




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Vision

Prevent diseases of environmental origin through surveillance, response, education and policy development.

Mission

Ensure the public's health and safety by identifying, investigating and preventing environmental hazards and diseases.

The Bureau of Environmental Public Health Medicine has programs working to protect people from diseases of environmental origin. We have highly skilled environmental epidemiologists, toxicologists and other public health scientists on staff.  Epidemiologists study factors affecting the health and illness of populations.  Toxicologists study how chemicals in the environment impact human health.  We work with data and produce reports, maps and educational materials.  Please take a few minutes to visit one of our Program websites to learn more about environmental public health medicine in Florida.

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