Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services (HCPHES) Lead Hazard Control Program is committed to eliminating lead-based paint hazards in Harris County housing units. HCPHES is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to administer the Lead Hazard Control Program. The Program’s activities include:

• Educating health care professionals and families of children about the hazards of lead poisoning and the methods of reducing the sources of lead,
• Conducting public education and outreach about the hazards of lead based paint,
• Identifying and assessing housing units with lead based paint hazards, and
• Providing lead hazard reduction and relocation (when necessary) for families in housing units.