State Agencies

New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
101 South Broad Street
P.O. Box 800
Trenton, NJ 08625-0800
(609) 292-6420

Lead Hazard Abatement Program
Division of Codes and Standards
P.O. Box 806
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 633-6224 (Abatement)
(609) 984-7815 (License Lead Contractors)

New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
50 East State Street
P.O. Box 360
Trenton, NJ 08625-0360
(609) 292-7834

Childhood Lead Poisoning:
Child & Adolescent Health Program
P.O. Box 354
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 292-5666

Division of Family Health Services
Early Intervention System
P.O. Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625
1-800-328-3838

Lead Worker Training and Certification:
Consumer and Environmental Health Services
P.O. Box 369
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 984-2193

Lead Worker Health and Safety:
Occupational Health Service
P.O. Box 360
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 984-1863

New Jersey Department of Education
Early Childhood Education
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 777-2074

New Jersey Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 700
Trenton, NJ 08625-0700
(609) 292-3717

Medicaid/Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
1-800-356-1561

NJ FamilyCare
1-800-701-0710

Division of Youth & Family Services
P.O. Box 717 Trenton, NJ
08627-0717
1-800-331-3937
(609) 292-8312

Division of Disability Services
P.O. Box 700
Trenton, NJ 08625-0700
1-888-285-3036
(609) 292 7800

Office for Prevention of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Division of Developmental Disabilities
P.O. Box 726
Hamilton, NJ 08625-0726
(609) 689-1939
(609) 631-2298

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
P.O. Box 402
Trenton, NJ 08625-0402
(609) 292-2885

Organizations

National Lead Information Center (NLIC)
1-800-424- LEAD (5323)

Alliance for Healthy Homes (formerly, Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning)
227 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Washington, D.C.20002
(202) 543-1147

Lead Poisoning Prevention Project
New Jersey Citizen Action
85 Raritan Avenue, Suite 100
Highland Park, NJ 08904
(732) 246-4772

Lead Poisoning Prevention Education and Training Program
Department of Psychiatry, UMDNJ-SOM in Stratford
(856) 566-6225

New Jersey Poison Information and Education System
1-800-222-1222

American Academy of Pediatrics—Committee on Environmental Health
P.O. Box 927
Elk Grove Village, IL 60009-0927
(847) 434-4800

View other sections:

• A. Preface
• B. Introduction
• C. Lead in Your Body
• D. How You Get Lead Poisoning
• E. Precautions to Take
• F. Workers and Lead
• G. Testing for Lead
• H. Treating Lead Poisoning
• I. Removing Lead Paint Hazards
• J. Your Rights When There is Lead in Your Home
• K. Your Rights in HUD-Associated Housing
• L. Taking Action: Doing Something About Lead Poisoning
• M. Resources
• N. Things You Can Do to Prevent Lead Poisoning

This information last reviewed 10/26/11