Health Officials Use Mobile Unit to Test Young Children for Lead Exposure in Charleston

Health officials use mobile unit to test young children for lead exposure in Charleston

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department has deployed a mobile unit that tests children under the age of 5 for elevated levels of lead in their blood. Daniel Barker, regional epidemiologist for the department, said they are using the bus to continue collecting data that could determine if a larger public health issue may be at play and to give parents a place to bring their children if they believe they may have been e…

High-risk lead exposure ZIP codes added to 11 Central IL counties: IDPH

Lead exposure: Advocates propose individual, government actions

No acceptable level: Stopping lead exposures Moderator: Katie Burke, senior contributing editor, American Scientist; AHCJ Health Beat Leader for environmental health Emily Rusch, vice president and senior director for state organizations, Public Interest Network Maru García, project lead, Prospering backyards Sonia Ruiz Roman, community scientist, Prospering backyards By Margaret O’Hara, New Mexico Health Journalism Fellow If Sonia Ruiz Roman …

Chicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic pipes. Replacing them will take decades. - Great Lakes Commission

Chicago has more lead service lines than other cities in the country, and replacements are not planned to be complete until 2076. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.