... conducting several activities to focus efforts on preventing lead exposures to children First, beginning in 2003, CDC required state and local health departments receiving funding for lead poisoning ... here on the two main exposure sources for children in the United States: lead in housing and non-essential uses of lead in other products Lead in Housing-Because lead- based paint is the most important ... remove lead from a number of sources, including gasoline, soldered food and beverage containers, paint, drinking water, and industrial emissions have resulted in a dramatic decline in BLLs in the...