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Status of Lead in Detroit Leseliey R. Welch, MPH, MBA Deputy Director [email protected] Status of Lead in Detroit • What do we know? • What are we doing? • What do we recommend? What do we know? LEAD REPORT 2016 Number of children w/EBLL is dropping. The number of children w/elevated blood lead levels (EBLL) in Detroit is dropping. Because we tested fewer people? The decrease is not due to reduction in funding and lead testing. Because we tested different people? The decrease is not due to selection of different children for lead testing. Because we tested different people? The decrease is not due to selection of different children for lead testing. We still have a challenge. • EBLLS among children in Detroit are still high. • Children in Detroit are still 4 times more likely to EBLL than children in the rest of the state. Housing & Health • Housing is the most common source for lead exposure. • 93% of housing in Detroit carries risk for lead. • EBLLs impact long-term development. • Low exposure linked to behavioral and learning challenges. What are we doing? LEAD SAFE DETROIT Department Structure & Programs Administration Health Policy & Planning Special Projects Healthy Places Healthy Maternity Healthy Childhood Healthy Lives Violence Prevention Mobile Services Immunizations Chronic Disease Environmental Health & Food Safety Maternal Health - Other Women, Infants, Children (WIC) Program Infectious Disease Public Health Emergency Preparedness Lead Child Health - Other Animal Care & Control Metrics Lead Safe Detroit Citywide task force on lead to make sure that any children with elevated blood lead levels receive all the services for which they are eligible. -City Departments • Health • Building, Safety, Engineering and Environmental • Housing and Revitalization • Water and Sewerage -Detroit Land Bank -Detroit Building Authority -CLEARCorps -Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Lead Testing in Schools • Urge public schools, charter schools and early childhood facilities – such as day cares, preschools and Head Starts – to test drinking water for the presence of lead. • National best practices and recent recommendations of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. • The Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation is generously supporting this effort with a $135,000 grant. Health Department Lead Program • The mission of the Lead Prevention and Intervention Program is to prevent and treat lead poisoned children and facilitate the reduction of environmental hazards in the home. • • • • Education Case Management Investigations and Referrals Lead Screening and Testing • Integration into Immunizations and WIC What do we recommend? LEAD SCREENING Annual Screening Recommend annual screening for all children 9 months – 6 years of age. Lead Report 2016 Available Online Thank you! Leseliey R. Welch, MPH, MBA Deputy Director [email protected]