Announcement: Federally Assisted Housing Standards for Blood Lead Levels Aligned with CDC-Recommended Threshold

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Description:
  On January 13, 2017, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) lowered the threshold of lead in young children's blood that triggers interventions to evaluate and control exposure hazards from 20 μg/dL to 5 μg/dL, matching the reference level used by CDC (1). The rule includes a process to continue HUD alignment with any future updates to CDC's reference level (1).
• Subjects:
  Announcement Child, Preschool Environmental Exposure Humans Lead Lead Poisoning Paint Public Housing
• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 66(5):147.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6605a4
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  28182604
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5657967
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/55703/cdc_55703_DS1.pdf
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