Implications of the New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Blood Lead Reference Value

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ID11019196
AuthorsMackenzie Suzanne Burns (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Shawn L Gerstenberger (The authors are with the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Community Health Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.), Shawn Gerstenberger (0000-0002-2945-8504, University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
Year2014
Volume104
Issue6
Pagese27-e33
Publication date2014-06-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2013.301771
PMID24825227
OpenAlexW2159255047
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited18

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently established a new reference value (≥ 5 μg/dL) as the standard for identifying children with elevated blood lead levels (EBLs). At present, 535 000 US children aged 1 to 5 years (2.6%) are estimated to have EBLs according to the new standard, versus 0.8% according to the previous standard (≥ 10 μg/dL). Because EBLs signify the threshold for public health intervention, this new definition increases demands on lead poisoning prevention efforts. Primary prevention has been proven to reduce lead poisoning cases and is also cost effective; however, federal budget cuts threaten the existence of such programs. Protection for the highest-risk children necessitates a reinstatement of federal funding to previous levels

Disease · Disease control · Environmental health · Lead poisoning · Primary prevention · Psychiatry · Public health · Value (mathematics) · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity · Medicine · Noise Effects and Management

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