Click to view infographic, "Childhood Lead Poisoning in Big Cities 2013-2022" Reduction of childhood lead levels is a public health success. Forty years ago, almost all children under the age of 6 had ...
“Lead poisoning is entirely preventable ... But we shouldn't be using the children's blood lead levels to indicate a problem.” These articles are being shared by partners in the Granite ...
Lead poisoning can be diagnosed through a blood test, and while the effects aren’t reversible, the level of lead in a child’s blood can be reduced by preventing ongoing exposure and removing ...
NY ranks high nationally on key risk factors associated with lead poisoning including many young children living in poverty, a large immigrant population, and an older, deteriorated housing stock.