Blood lead levels among children in a managed-care organization - California, October 1992-March 1993
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Blood lead levels among children receiving Medicaid benefits and who use managed-care clinics are significantly lower than expected, according to a survey completed in 1993. Families meeting these criteria in six counties in California were asked to complete a risk questionnaire. The report, covering 2,864 children between the ages of 1 and 6 years, found that only 10 children (0.3%) had blood lead levels of 15 milligrams per deciliter of blood. A blood lead level of 10 milligrams per deciliter or more is considered to be elevated, putting the child at risk for mental and behavioral impairments. A total of 2,808 children (98%) had blood lead levels below 10 milligrams per deciliter. The survey for the report was taken during winter months when lead exposure is lower, which could account partially for the low number of children at risk for lead poisoning. The incidence of lead poisoning can be reduced by removing lead in older housing so that children will not be exposed.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1995
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Update: Blood lead levels - United States, 1991-1994
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Blood lead levels in the US have dropped substantially since the 1970s, but there are still an estimated 1 million children 5 or younger who have elevated blood lead levels. This estimate comes from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), which found that the average blood lead level in the US dropped 22% between 1991 and 1994. The number of US residents with elevated blood lead levels dropped by half during that time. However, an estimated 930,000 children aged 1 to 5 had elevated blood levels. The poor, blacks and Hispanics and those living in cities were more likely to have elevated blood lead levels.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1997
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Blood Lead Levels in Young Children--United States and Selected States, 1996-1999
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Data from the CDC's Childhood Blood Lead Surveillance (CBLS) program show that blood lead levels in US children are decreasing overall but poor children living in old houses are still at risk. The overall decrease occurred mostly because leaded gasoline was replaced with unleaded gasoline during the 1970s and 1980s.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2001
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