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Quick Reference for Medical Professionals (PDF) (<1mb)
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention Targeted Screening for Childhood
Lead Exposure in a Low Prevalence Area--Salt Lake County, Utah,
1995-1996. MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) 1997 (Vol.46,
No. 10):213-217.
Description: This report presents
findings of the screenings at WIC clinics, describes the design and
promotion of local targeted screening recommendations, and describes the
resulting increases in appropriate BLL screenings among children.
Source:CDC: MMWR March 14,
1997 / 46(10);213-217
Screening
Young Children for Lead Poisoning: Guidance for State and Local Public
Health Officials
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) November 1997
Description: This guidance
document discusses recommendations in this guidance are intended to
increase screening and follow-up care for children who most need these
services while ensuring that prevention approaches are appropriate to
local conditions.
Source: CDC
American Academy Of Pediatrics: Screening for Elevated Blood Lead Levels
Description:The report discusses
recommendations for screening young children for lead poisoning and
provide an update from previous statements on screening for elevated
blood lead levels.
Source: American Academy of
Pediatrics: PEDIATRICS Vol. 101 No. 6 June 1998,
pp. 1072-1078
Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention Recommendations for Blood Lead Screening
of Young Children Enrolled in Medicaid: Targeting a Group at High Risk. MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) United States (Vol. 49, No.
RR-14).
Description: Report discusses
recommendations for improved screening strategies and relevant
background information for health-care providers, state health
officials, and other persons interested in improving the delivery of
lead related services to young children served by Medicaid.
Source: CDC: MMWR December
8, 2000 / Vol. 49 / No. RR-14
CDC Guidelines for Collecting and Handling Blood Lead Samples
2004 - Streaming
Video - Requires
Real Player
Description: This video discusses blood lead testing
techniques. It Requires
Real Player. CD Versions are available by emailing
Julie_kurlfink@doh.state.fl.us
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Lead
Poisoning Prevention Branch
Using GIS to Assess and Direct Childhood Lead Poisoning
Prevention: Guidance for State and Local Childhood Lead
Poisoning Prevention Programs (2004)
Description: These guidelines were prepared to help new
lead epidemiologists quickly learn how to use geographic
information systems (GIS) mapping technology to assess and
direct childhood lead poisoning elimination efforts.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Lead
Poisoning Prevention Branch
Florida Department of Health Environmental
Health Tracking Program
Description: This site provides and overview of the
Florida Department of Healths Environmental Health Tracking
Program. Source: Florida Department of Health
Capillary Protocol FINAL (PDF) (<1mb)
Description: This document provides guidance on
conducting capillary blood lead draws.
Source:
Florida Department of Health Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
Program.
MMWR
Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Refugee Children --- New Hampshire,
2003--2004
Description: This report describes the results of that
analysis, which indicated that 1) follow-up blood lead testing
is useful to identify lead exposure that occurs after
resettlement and 2) refugee children in New Hampshire older than
those routinely tested might have elevated BLLs. Refugee
children in all states should be tested for lead poisoning on
arrival and several months after initial screening to assess
exposure after resettlement.
Source:CDC: MMWR January 21,
2005 / 54(02);42-46
Alliance for Healthy Homes Lead Screening and Surveillance
Publications
The
Community Tool Kit: An Advocate's Tool for Improving Lead Screening in
Your Community (November 2002) - This toolkit is designed to serve as a
resource for making decisions about targeted lead screening at the
community level.
Description: This tool kit is
designed to serve as a resource for making decisions about targeted lead
screening in your community
Source: Alliance for Healthy
Homes
The Foundations of Better Lead Screening for Children in Medicaid (April
2001)
Description: This report showcases strategies from five states where
intense effort has gone into improving lead screening among the
high-risk population of children who are Medicaid beneficiaries. The
reports practical how-to information is of immediate importance to
administrators and staff of state Medicaid agencies and state and local
health departments, as well as to advocates and policy makers. Among the
various topics covered are: combining lead screening data with Medicaid
data; state policies that support screening and follow-up care; and
using maps to simplify complex information on screening.
Source: Alliance for Healthy Homes
Lead
Screening for Children in the Medicaid Program: A Tool Kit (June 2001)
Description: Contains various resources on lead screening policy for children
served by the Medicaid program, including a set of fact sheets (PDF) on
blood lead screening and case management, health risks from lead
exposure, and tips for preventing lead exposure.
Source: Alliance for Healthy
Homes
Stuck in Neutral: States Neglect Lead Testing Duty to Children Served by
Medicaid (August 2005) (PDF)
Description: Illustrates a 2005 analysis of state data
on lead screening services provided to children eligible for Medicaid,
who are legally entitled to lead tests and who are considered at high
risk for lead poisoning as a group. The report examines data gathered
from forms submitted annually by state Medicaid agencies to the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at the Department of Health and
Humans Services.
Source: Alliance for Healthy Homes
Track, Monitor, and Respond: Three Keys to Better Lead Screening for
Children in Medicaid (September 2001) (PDF)
Description: Highlights promising strategies
for carrying out the policy of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) on lead screening and follow-up care for young Medicaid
beneficiaries. This document will be useful to staff of state Medicaid
agencies and health departments and others who work closely with health
care providers and managed care plans to develop and monitor performance
specifications. This document is divided into three sections designed to
build upon each other: the tracking section contains recommendations on
collecting essential information on lead screening in the Medicaid
population; the Monitoring section has suggestions on strategies for
utilizing this information; and the Responding section is a case-study
of a visible and effective response to health care providers that is
based on tracking and performance monitoring.
Source: Alliance for Healthy Homes
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