Resources

GLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing Program

Clean your drinking water faucet aerator (screen) at least every three-six months
Clean your drinking water faucet aerator (screen) at least every three-six months

CDC – Blood Lead Levels in Children

CDC – Blood Lead Reference Value

CDC – Health Effects of Lead Exposure

CDC – Lead in Drinking Water

Clean and Safe Water in Indian Country

Contact Information for Certification Program and Certified Laboratories for Drinking Water

Environmental Protection Agency – Region 5

EPA – Ground Water and Drinking Water

Indian Health Service – Bemidji Area

Learning About Lead in Drinking Water Glossary Terms (PDF)

MI Lead Safe – Drinking Water – State of Michigan

MN Department of Health Lead in Drinking Water

Office of Urban Indian Health Programs

Recommended Actions Based on Blood Lead Level

Routine Practices vs Remediation

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

Safe Drinking Water on Tribal Lands

WI DHS Lead in Water

Publications

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2021 Fall NewsletterCoronavirus Preparedness and Response (CPAR), GLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing Program, Good Health & Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC), Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC), IHS Epidemiology Program Cooperative, Tribal EPI Center Public Health Infrastructure (TECPHI), Tribal Public Health Capacity Building (UMB)Newsletterhttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Fall-Newsletter-2021-FINAL-12.2.21.pdf
2021Report Data Brief – All Cause MortalityCoronavirus Preparedness and Response (CPAR), GLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing Program, Good Health & Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC), Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC), IHS Epidemiology Program Cooperative, Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnership for Success (SPF-PFS), Tribal EPI Center Public Health Infrastructure (TECPHI), Tribal Public Health Capacity Building (UMB)Factsheethttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2021Report-Data-Brief-All-Cause-Mortality.pdf
2021Report Data Brief – SummaryCoronavirus Preparedness and Response (CPAR), GLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing Program, Good Health & Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC), Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC), IHS Epidemiology Program Cooperative, Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnership for Success (SPF-PFS), Tribal EPI Center Public Health Infrastructure (TECPHI), Tribal Public Health Capacity Building (UMB)Factsheethttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2021Report-Data-Brief-–-Summary.pdf
2022 Fall NewsletterCoronavirus Preparedness and Response (CPAR), GLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing Program, Good Health & Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC), Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC), IHS Epidemiology Program Cooperative, Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnership for Success (SPF-PFS), Tribal EPI Center Public Health Infrastructure (TECPHI), Tribal Public Health Capacity Building (UMB)Newsletterhttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GLITEC-Gazette-Newsletter-Fall-2022.pdf
2022 Spring NewsletterCoronavirus Preparedness and Response (CPAR), GLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing Program, Good Health & Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC), Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC), Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnership for Success (SPF-PFS), Tribal EPI Center Public Health Infrastructure (TECPHI), Tribal Public Health Capacity Building (UMB)Newsletterhttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Spring-Newsletter-2022.pdf
2022 Summer NewsletterCoronavirus Preparedness and Response (CPAR), GLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing Program, Good Health & Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC), Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC), IHS Epidemiology Program Cooperative, Tribal EPI Center Public Health Infrastructure (TECPHI), Tribal Public Health Capacity Building (UMB)Newsletterhttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Summer-Newsletter-2022.pdf
2022 Winter NewsletterCoronavirus Preparedness and Response (CPAR), GLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing Program, Good Health & Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC), Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC), IHS Epidemiology Program Cooperative, Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnership for Success (SPF-PFS), Tribal EPI Center Public Health Infrastructure (TECPHI), Tribal Public Health Capacity Building (UMB)Newsletterhttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Winter-Newsletter-2022_FINAL_2.8.22.pdf
2023 Spring NewsletterCoronavirus Preparedness and Response (CPAR), GLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing Program, Good Health & Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC), Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC), IHS Epidemiology Program Cooperative, Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnership for Success (SPF-PFS), Tribal EPI Center Public Health Infrastructure (TECPHI), Tribal Public Health Capacity Building (UMB)Newsletterhttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GLITEC-Gazette-Newsletter-Spring-2023.pdf
2023 Summer NewsletterCoronavirus Preparedness and Response (CPAR), GLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing Program, Good Health & Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC), Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC), IHS Epidemiology Program Cooperative, Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnership for Success (SPF-PFS), Tribal EPI Center Public Health Infrastructure (TECPHI), Tribal Public Health Capacity Building (UMB)Newsletterhttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/GLITEC-Gazete-Newsletter-Summer-2023.pdf
American Indian/Alaska Native Health in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin 2021Coronavirus Preparedness and Response (CPAR), GLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing Program, Good Health & Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC), Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC), IHS Epidemiology Program Cooperative, Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnership for Success (SPF-PFS), Tribal EPI Center Public Health Infrastructure (TECPHI), Tribal Public Health Capacity Building (UMB)Reporthttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/AIAN-Health-in-MI-MN-and-WI-2021.pdf
Bemidji Area Domestic Violence Resource Guide 2023Coronavirus Preparedness and Response (CPAR), GLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing Program, Good Health & Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC), Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC), IHS Epidemiology Program Cooperative, Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnership for Success (SPF-PFS), Tribal EPI Center Public Health Infrastructure (TECPHI), Tribal Public Health Capacity Building (UMB)Resource Guide/Toolkithttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Bemidji-Area-Domestic-Violence-Resource-Guide-2023.pdf
Bemidji Area Domestic Violence Resource Guide Flyer 2023Coronavirus Preparedness and Response (CPAR), GLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing Program, Good Health & Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC), Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC), IHS Epidemiology Program Cooperative, Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnership for Success (SPF-PFS), Tribal EPI Center Public Health Infrastructure (TECPHI), Tribal Public Health Capacity Building (UMB)Resource Guide/Toolkithttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Domestic-Violence-Flyer_Interactive_9.22.23.pdf
Contaminants in Drinking Water: Heavy MetalsGLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing Program, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC)Factsheethttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Drinking-Water_Heavy-Metals_8.24.23_Rev.pdf
Contaminants in Drinking Water: LeadGLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing Program, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC)Factsheethttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Drinking-Water_Lead_8.15.23.pdf
Contaminants in Drinking Water: Lead, PFAS and Other Heavy MetalsGLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing Program, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC)Factsheethttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Drinking-Water_Lead_Heavy-Metals_RPFAS_8.24.23_Rev.pdf
Contaminants in Drinking Water: PFASGLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing Program, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC)Factsheethttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Drinking-Water_PFAS_8.24.23_Rev.pdf
Ensuring Drinking Water Quality in Childcare Facilities During and After Extended ClosuresGLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing ProgramFactsheethttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/us_epa_cc_facilities_extended_closures_factsheet_508_3-4-2021.pdf
Ensuring Drinking Water Quality in Schools During and After Extended ClosuresGLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing ProgramFactsheethttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/us_epa_schools_extended_closures_factsheet_508_3-4-2021_0.pdf
EPA Sources of Lead in Drinking WaterGLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing ProgramFactsheethttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/epa_lead_in_drinking_water_final_8.21.17.pdf
Flushing Best PracticesGLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing ProgramFactsheethttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/flushing_best_practices_factsheet_508.pdf
GLITEC Overview 2021Coronavirus Preparedness and Response (CPAR), GLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing Program, Good Health & Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC), Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC), IHS Epidemiology Program Cooperative, Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnership for Success (SPF-PFS), Tribal EPI Center Public Health Infrastructure (TECPHI), Tribal Public Health Capacity Building (UMB)Factsheethttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/GLITEC-Overview-2021.pdf
How to Clean Faucet/Sink AeraotrsGLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing ProgramFactsheethttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Cleaning_Your_Aerators_English_661075_7.pdf
Remediation and Establishing Routine Practices Establishing Routine PracticesGLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing ProgramFactsheethttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/module_6_establishing_routine_practices_508.pdf
Wear a Mask With the Best Fit and ProtectionCoronavirus Preparedness and Response (CPAR), GLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing Program, Good Health & Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC), Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC), IHS Epidemiology Program Cooperative, Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnership for Success (SPF-PFS), Tribal EPI Center Public Health Infrastructure (TECPHI), Tribal Public Health Capacity Building (UMB)Factsheethttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Wear-a-Mask-With-the-Best-Fit-and-Protection.pdf
What You Need to Know About PFBS (Perfluorobutane Sulfonic Acid)GLITEC’s Free Drinking Water Testing Program, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC)Factsheethttps://www.glitc.org/2020/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/What-You-Need-to-Know-About-PFBS-3-159-0324.pdf