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HRSA-CDC Letter on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Blood Lead Testing
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January 10, 2023
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Description:The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR) would like to share important information concerning childhood lead poisoning prevention and blood lead testing.
CDC recently established a new blood lead reference value of 3.5 micrograms per deciliter. This means that CDC now recommends that children with blood lead levels between 3.5 and 5.0 micrograms per deciliter be provided case management to mitigate health effects and remove or control lead exposure sources, according to state and local provisions. Approximately 500,000 U.S. children between ages one and five have blood lead levels at or above this new reference value.
Despite an overall decline in blood lead levels in children across the United States, significant disparities in exposure to lead exist by geographic location and race/ethnicity. Additionally, children from households with incomes below the federal poverty level are more likely to be exposed to lead. There are many locations in the United States where large numbers of children have blood lead levels at or above the blood lead reference value.
HRSA-CDC-Letter-on-Blood-Lead-Testing-508.pdf
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