The Nevada Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (NvCLPPP) aims to eliminate one of the most preventable environmental outcomes in children: lead poisoning.
Building a lead-safe world where every child, family, and community can thrive.
About NvCLPPP
To prevent lead poisoning through data surveillance, early detection and response, education, policy, interventions, and partnerships with a focus in Nevada and a commitment to global collaboration.
Innovation
We’re always learning, improving, and finding new ways to protect environmental and public health—because our communities deserve the best that science, creativity, and collaboration have to offer.
Collaboration
We work with healthcare providers, families, community groups, and public health agencies – locally and globally – to build trust, share strengths, and create lasting change together.
Equity
We believe everyone deserves a healthy environment, no matter who they are or where they live.
Knowledge Sharing
We share tools, data, and experiences in ways that are open, accessible, and grounded in community knowledge—so that everyone can protect themselves and their loved ones from environmental harm.
Sustainability
We support solutions that protect health today and promote long-term benefits for children, families, and future generations.
Accountability and Transparency
We lead with evidence and act with integrity—sharing trusted information, staying grounded in community priorities, and holding ourselves to results that matter. We measure our impact and use what we learn to strengthen our work.
Prevention
We believe in taking action as early as possible—by encouraging timely blood lead testing, identifying sources of exposure, and supporting families—because every child deserves a healthy future, free from environmental threats at home, at school, and in their community.
Stewardship
We care for the resources we’ve been entrusted with—social, financial, and environmental—so that our work remains rooted, respectful, and responsive.
Respect and Ethics
We lead with care, attentiveness, and humility. We respect the dignity of all people and follow ethical practices that center community voices and support fairness in how we work and serve others.
The Nevada Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (NvCLPPP) aims to eliminate one of the most preventable environmental outcomes in children: lead poisoning.
Many people think that lead exposure is not a problem in Western states like Nevada because much of our housing is newer. However, older homes exist in our state, and lead exposure may come from many other sources, such as imported spices, toys, jewelry, cultural items, and parents whose occupations or hobbies may bring lead into the home.
Jewelry & Toys
Lead-Glazed Containers
Imported Food
More than 270,000 children under the age of 6 are residents of Nevada. Yet only four percent of children in our state are screened for lead, making Nevada one of the lowest screening states in the U.S. NvCLPPP aims to revitalize support for childhood lead poisoning prevention activities by strengthening:
- Blood lead testing in children under six
- Surveillance of children screened for lead in their blood
- Population-based interventions for lead
- Processes to identify lead-exposed children and link them to services