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If you think your home has high <br />levels of lead: <br />® Get your young children tested for lead, even if <br />they seem healthy. <br />♦ Wash children's hands, bottles, pacifiers, and toys <br />often. <br />® Make sure children eat healthy, low-fat foods. <br />Get your home checked for lead hazards. <br />Regularly clean floors, window sills, and other <br />surfaces. <br />®Wipe soil off shoes before entering house. <br />Talk to your landlord about fixing surfaces with <br />peeling or chipping paint. <br />Take precautions to avoid exposure to lead dust <br />when remodeling or renovating (call 1 -800 -424 - <br />LEAD for guidelines). <br />♦ Don't use a belt -sander, propane torch, high <br />temperature heat gun, scraper, or sandpaper on <br />painted surfaces that may contain lead. <br />♦ Don't try to remove lead-based paint yourself. <br />