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Pediatric Lead Testing Capability and Capacity : 2023 Survey Summary Report
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April 2024
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Alternative Title:APHL Pediatric Lead Testing Survey Report |
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Description:According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a blood lead test is the best way to find out if a child has lead poisoning. In October 2021, CDC reduced their blood lead reference value (BLRV) from 5 to 3.5 ug/dL in an attempt to identify lead poisoning at lower levels.
State and local public health laboratories play a major role in blood lead testing in the US, but their involvement varies by jurisdiction. The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) conducted their Pediatric Lead Testing Capability and Capacity Survey in the spring of 2023 to assess the analytical capability and capacity of public health laboratories to perform blood lead testing, the status of their pediatric testing programs, and the desire of public health laboratories to develop or expand childhood lead testing programs should funding become available. APHL was particularly interested in changes to pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical practices following CDC’s BLRV reduction.
Running title: APHL Pediatric Lead Testing Survey Report.
This project was 100% funded with federal funds from a federal program of $1,087,467. This publication was supported by Cooperative Agreement #NU600E000104 from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC.
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