Adult Blood Levels in Nebraska, 2008–2012

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• Personal Author:
  Stover D
• Description:
  Lead exposures are a public health problem in Nebraska. Serious health effects are known to occur in adults with very high blood lead levels, and recent research shows adverse health outcomes can occur with even low levels of lead in the blood. While lead can be found in several different environments, lead exposures in adults are usually work-related. Nebraska aims to meet the Healthy People 2020 objective to reduce the proportion of individuals who have elevated blood lead levels from work exposures. In Nebraska, all tests that measure blood lead concentrations are required to be reported to Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (NDHHS). Adult blood lead tests are tracked through the Nebraska Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) Program, a collaborative effort of the Lead-Based Paint Program and the Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance Program. The following report summarizes blood lead tests in adults aged 16 years or older from 2008 to 2012. A total of 805 adults had an elevated blood lead level (BLL) >/= 10 micrograms per deciliter (ug/dL), and 368 cases were among newly identified adults. New cases occurred most frequently among males and among adults 25 to 34 years old. Information such as work-relatedness and industry were not available for the majority of cases and are not shown in this report. From 2008 to 2012, the overall average prevalence rate of elevated BLLs >/= 10 ug/dL was 16.8 cases per 100,000 employed persons. The five-year average incidence rate of new cases with elevated BLLs >/= 10 ug/dL was 7.7 cases per 100,000 employed persons. Surveillance of blood lead levels allows Nebraska to track progress of meeting the Healthy People 2020 goal in reducing the proportion of individuals who have elevated BLLs. Improving data collection and enhancing surveillance efforts will help identify high-risk populations and characterize risk factors of lead exposed adults. Ultimately, surveillance of blood lead levels can be used to prioritize public health prevention and intervention efforts in order to reduce lead exposures among adults in Nebraska. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Epidemiology Lead Lead Poisoning Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Poisoning Public Health Risk Assessment Safety Sex Characteristics

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• Keywords:
  Age Factors Gender Factors Lead-based Paint Lead Poisoning Occupational Hazards Occupational Health Services Public Health Risk Management Surveillance Programs Worker Health
• Publisher:
  Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053806
• Citation:
  Lincoln, NE: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, 2014 Dec; :1-11
• Contact Point Address:
  Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance Program, 301 Centennial Mall South, 3rd Floor, PO Box 95026, Lincoln, NE 68509
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Lincoln
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20100701
• Source Full Name:
  Adult blood levels in Nebraska, 2008-2012
• End Date:
  20160630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216502/cdc_216502_DS1.pdf
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