- Feature #1 - Study: Info on Risk from Imported Items
- Feature #2 - What you need to know - new blood lead levels
- Feature #3 - New CDC Information on Blood Lead Levels
Today at least 4 million households have children living in them that are being exposed to lead. There are approximately half a million U.S. children ages 1-5 with blood lead levels above 5 micrograms per deciliter (µg/dL), the reference level at which CDC recommends public health actions be initiated. Lead exposure can affect nearly every system in the body. Because lead exposure often occurs with no obvious symptoms, it frequently goes unrecognized. CDC’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is committed to the Healthy People 2020 goals of eliminating blood lead levels ≥ 10 µg/dL and differences in average risk based on race and social class as public health concerns. The program is part of the National Center for Environmental Health's Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services.
Related Links
- Lead in the workplace Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology Surveillance Program/ National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (ABLES/ NIOSH)
- Lead in the environment Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
- Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Coloring Book on Lead Poisoning Prevention
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