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leas t on e o f th e sample s fro mth e floor o f you r hom e ha dleadat aleve l tha t woul db e considere d unsaf e fo r childre n si x year s o f ag e o r younger . Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t ha s develope da Fac t Shee t whic h include s tip s tha t wil l hel p reduc e th e amoun t o f lea dtracke dint o you r home . Followin g thes e tip s wil l hel p reduc e th e amoun t o f lea din you r hous e dust . A cop y o f thi s fact shee t i s enclose dwith thi s letter . I f

th e windowsil l sampl e i s 250 o r greater : Th e dus t collecte dfro myou r windowsil l i s at aleve l tha t woul db e considere dhazardou s t o childre n si x year s o f ag e o r younger , ft woul db e wis e t o wip e dus t of f windowsill s ofte n t o reduc e th e opportunit y fo r huma n exposure . I n addition , th e Dougla s Count y Health Departmen t ha s develope daFac t Shee t whic h include s tip s tha t vvil l hel p reduc e th e amoun t o f lea dtracke dint o you r home . Followin g thes e tip s wil l hel p reduc e th e amoun t o f lea di n you r hous e dust . A cop y o f thi s fac t shee t i s enclose dwith thi s letter . I f

bot h floor an dwindowsil l sample s ar e high : Th e dus t collecte dfro myou r floor an dwindowsil l ar e a t level s tha t woul db e considere dhazardou s t o childre n si x year s o f ag e o r younger . Th e Dougla s Count y Health Departmen t ha s develope daFac t Shee t whic h include s tip s tha t wil l hel p reduc e th e amoun t o f lea dtracke dint o you r home . Followin g thes e tip s wil l hel p reduc e th e amoun t o f leadi n you r hous e dust . A cop y o f thi s fac t shee t i s enclose dwit h thi s letter . Th e Dougla s Count y Healt h Departmen t ha s a n activ e childhoo dbloo dlea dpreventio n program . I t i s alway s availabl e t o answe r question s an doffer advic e o n promotin g alea dsaf e hom e environment . The y ca n b e reache da t (402 ) 444-7489 . Sincerely , 4035491 2 Superfun d Rei dSteinkraus , B.S. , REHS , Superviso r Childhoo dLea dPoisonin g Preventio n Program Divisio n o f Environmental Healt h http://www.douqlascountvhealth.co m