This is historical data. The update frequency has been set to "Static Data" and is here for historic value. Updated on 8/14/2024 Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels - "Lead is a toxic metal that has no safe level. Children are especially sensitive to lead exposure. The legal definition of an elevated blood lead level in Maryland is 10 micrograms/deciliter (mcg/dL), but the current CDC and Maryland guidelines for health care providers urge follow up for any child with a level of 5 mcg/dL or higher. Children most often are exposed to lead if they swallow dust containing lead paint, usually when there is peeling, flaking, or chipping lead paint or from home renovation. Maryland health care providers are now supposed to test all children born on or after January 1, 2015 at their 12 and 24 month well child visits. Link to Data Details "

As of January 1, 2009, Connecticut law mandates that medical providers must conduct annual lead screening (i.e., blood lead testing) for each child 9 to 35 months of age. Furthermore, the law requires that any child between 36-72 months of age who has not been previously tested must also be tested by the child’s medical provider, regardless of risk. This dataset shows the prevalence trends of childhood lead poisoning.

Note: This dataset is historical only and there are not corresponding datasets for more recent time periods. For that more-recent information, please visit the Chicago Health Atlas at https://chicagohealthatlas.org. This dataset contains the annual number and estimated rate per 1,000 children aged 0-6 years receiving a blood lead level test, and the annual number and estimated percentage of those tested found to have an elevated blood lead level, with corresponding 95% confidence intervals, by Chicago community area, for the years 1999 – 2013. See the full dataset description for more information at https://data.cityofchicago.org/api/views/gpjh-i4j2/files/vIHuTqqgxDT1UFX9XhgCeYddaOhsG2nzgoMLUoRjeOI?download=true&filename=P:\EPI\OEPHI\MATERIALS\REFERENCES\LEAD_POISONING\Dataset_Description_BloodLeadTesting_1999-2013.pdf

As of January 1, 2009, Connecticut law mandates that medical providers must conduct annual lead screening (i.e., blood lead testing) for each child 9 to 35 months of age. Furthermore, the law requires that any child between 36-72 months of age who has not been previously tested must also be tested by the child’s medical provider, regardless of risk. This dataset includes data on the prevalence by town and blood lead level category.

As of January 1, 2009, Connecticut law mandates that medical providers must conduct annual lead screening (i.e., blood lead testing) for each child 9 to 35 months of age. Furthermore, the law requires that any child between 36-72 months of age who has not been previously tested must also be tested by the child’s medical provider, regardless of risk. This dataset includes various metrics about childhood lead screening in Connecticut, including: Screening numbers and rates by birth cohort Demographic characteristics (age, gender, race/ethnicity) EBLL Hazard by source Paint vs non-paint hazard Relative Risk -% Incidence

This dataset contains lead blood levels, by County Subdivision, for the state of Michigan in 2017. An elevated blood lead level (EBLL) was defined by blood lead levels above 4.5 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood (μg/dL). Data Driven Detroit received lead blood level test results for individuals in the state from Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, and then aggregated the data to anonymize results.,

This dataset contains lead blood levels, by Senate districts, for the state of Michigan in 2017. An elevated blood lead level (EBLL) was defined by blood lead levels above 4.5 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood (μg/dL). Data Driven Detroit received lead blood level test results for individuals in the state from Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, and then aggregated the data to anonymize results. Areas with null values represent no blood lead level testing or numbers that have been suppressed (less than 6) to protect the tested individuals.,

This dataset contains lead blood levels, by Census Block Group, for the state of Michigan in 2017. An elevated blood lead level (EBLL) was defined by blood lead levels above 4.5 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood (μg/dL). Data Driven Detroit received lead blood level test results for individuals in the state from Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, and then aggregated the data to anonymize results. Areas with null values represent no blood lead level testing or numbers that have been suppressed (less than 6) to protect the tested individuals.,

This dataset contains lead blood levels, by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), for the state of Michigan in 2017. An elevated blood lead level (EBLL) was defined by blood lead levels above 4.5 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood (μg/dL). Data Driven Detroit received lead blood level test results for individuals in the state from Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, and then aggregated the data to anonymize results. Areas with null values represent no blood lead level testing or numbers that have been suppressed (less than 6) to protect the tested individuals.,