Resources for county health department staff providing lead screening, lead poisoning case management, support to medical providers and technical assistance to community members.

What's New: Childhood Lead Poisoning in Oregon (pdf)

Reporting Guidelines and Forms

• All Oregon disease reporting rules and guidelines
• Lead Poisoning Investigative Guidelines (pdf) - Oregon-specific lead poisoning disease reporting and case management follow-up guidelines
• Elevated Blood Lead Reporting form (pdf) - Form used to report an elevated blood lead test result to the Oregon Health Authority (OHA). Send elevated test results to OHA within one working day 

Lead Screening Protocols and Questionnaires 

• Lead Screening Protocols for Children (pdf) - Fact sheet summarizing Oregon's Lead Screening Plan
• Questionnaires: Clinic staff questionnaire (pdf) - Administered by clinic staff
• Parent questionnaire (pdf) English, Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese - Completed by parents/guardians  

Case Management

• Childhood lead poisoning case management checklist (pdf)
• Sample letter for unconfirmed blood lead level-English and Spanish
• Sample letter for blood lead level of 5-9 ug/dL-English
• Medical information form (pdf)-Completed by child's medical provider
• Lead poisoning case management best practices

Environmental Investigation

• Environmental investigation procedures (pdf)
• Investigation questionnaire (pdf)
• Lead sampling protocols (pdf)
• Chain-of-custody form (fill able pdf)
• Directions for sending in samples
• Follow-up letter to parents/guardians-English and Spanish
• Follow-up letter to property owner