Decreases in Young Children Who Received Blood Lead Level Testing During COVID-19 - 34 Jurisdictions, January-May 2020

Exposure to lead, a toxic metal, can result in severe effects in children, including decreased ability to learn, permanent neurologic damage, organ failure, and death. CDC and other health care organizations recommend routine blood lead level (BLL) testing among children as part of well-child examin...

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Published in:MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2021-02, Vol.70 (5), p.155-161
Main Authors: Courtney, Joseph G, Chuke, Stella O, Dyke, Kelly, Credle, Kimball, Lecours, Carolina, Egan, Kathryn B, Leonard, Monica
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
At risk youth
Blood levels
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Departments
Diagnostic Tests, Routine - statistics & numerical data
Emergency medical care
Epidemics
Families & family life
Full Report
Health aspects
Humans
Infant
Jurisdiction
Lead - blood
Lead content
Lead poisoning
Maternal & child health
Medicaid
Medical laboratories
Morbidity
Pandemics
Pediatrics
Prevention programs
Public health
Trends
United States - epidemiology
Workforce planning
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Summary:Exposure to lead, a toxic metal, can result in severe effects in children, including decreased ability to learn, permanent neurologic damage, organ failure, and death. CDC and other health care organizations recommend routine blood lead level (BLL) testing among children as part of well-child examinations to facilitate prompt identification of elevated BLL, eliminate source exposure, and provide medical and other services (1). To describe BLL testing trends among young children during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, CDC analyzed data reported from 34 state and local health departments about BLL testing among children aged
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X
DOI:10.15585/MMWR.MM7005A2