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Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES): State-Based Programs—North Carolina

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State Contact

Sheila A. Higgins, RN, MPH, COHN-S
State Occupational Health Nurse Consultant
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Public Health
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch
1912 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC  27699-1912

Telephone:  (919) 707-5940
Fax: (919) 870-4810
E-mail:  sheila.higgins@ncmail.net


Joan Clark
Telephone: (919) 707-5942
E-mail:  joan.clark@ncmail.net


Available Publications:


Publications can be requested from the State Contact listed above or obtained from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' Occupational Illnesses & Injuries website at http://www.epi.state.nc.us/epi/oii.html

  • North Carolina administrative rules for reporting occupational illness and injury
  • Reporting Occupational Illnesses and Injuries: The Physician's Responsibility Under State Public Health Law
  • LEAD FACTS: What Employers Need to Know
  • LEAD FACTS: Preventing Lead Exposure
  • LEAD FACTS: Adult Blood Lead Testing

North Carolina State Outline
   

 

Page last updated: November 14, 2007
Page last reviewed: January 8, 2009
Content Source: Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations & Field Studies (DSHEFS)