Blood Lead Screening Project to Identify at Risk Children

By |2017-02-10T09:49:14-07:00April 16th, 2015|Prevention|

In Arizona more than 800 children each year are identified with elevated blood lead levels (EBLL).  Even at low blood lead levels, children’s intelligence, behavior, hearing and growth can be irreparably damaged.  Most children will not have any symptoms.  The only way to detect lead poisoning is through a blood test. All children living in [...]