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IMPORTANT! <br />Lead From Paint, Dust, and Soil in and <br />Around Your Home Can Be Dangerous if <br />Not Managed Properly <br />• Children under 6 years old are most at risk for lead <br />poisoning in your home. <br />• Lead exposure can harm young children and babies even <br />before they are born. <br />• Homes, schools, and child care facilities built before 1978 <br />are likely to contain lead-based paint. <br />• Even children who seem healthy may have dangerous <br />levels of lead in their bodies. <br />• Disturbing surfaces with lead-based paint or removing <br />lead-based paint improperly can increase the danger to <br />your family. <br />• People can get lead into their bodies by breathing or <br />swallowing lead dust, or by eating soil or paint chips <br />containing lead. <br />• People have many options for reducing lead hazards. <br />Generally, lead-based paint that is in good condition is not <br />a hazard (see page 10).