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June 06, 2016
For Immediate Release: June 6, 2016
LANSING, Mich. – Nearly half a million children in the United States have elevated blood lead levels that could cause significant damage to their health, estimates the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and almost 5,000 children tested in Michigan in 2015 had an elevated blood lead level.
As part of Michigan’s efforts to combat childhood lead poisoning prevention across the state, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) today is releasing provisional 2015 statewide blood lead level data. Provisional data indicates 3.4 percent of Michigan children tested in 2015 had an elevated blood lead level, defined as greater than or equal to five micrograms per deciliter.
“Awareness is the one of the best defenses against lead poisoning,” said Dr. Eden Wells, Chief Medical Executive with MDHHS. “By making parents and caregivers aware of exposure hazards and teaching them safe cleaning and remediation practices, we can go a long way toward ensuring that children don’t suffer lifelong health impacts that can be caused by lead exposure.”
While provisional data is likely to change, this information is being used to help identify communities with a higher percent of children with elevated blood lead levels. MDHHS is currently working with several communities including Detroit, Flint, and Grand Rapids to provide detailed data and data analyses to identify and target interventions to prevent and reduce lead exposures.
MDHHS will also be working closely with the new Child Lead Poisoning Elimination Board and its chair, Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley, to develop a long-term statewide plan to prevent some of Michigan’s most vulnerable residents from being exposed to lead.
Major sources of lead exposure to U.S. children include lead-based paint and lead-contaminated dust in deteriorating buildings. Children can also be exposed to lead from other sources including drinking water, soil, take-home exposures from a workplace, lead bullets, and imported ceramics. Parents can reduce a child’s exposure to lead in many ways, including:
The Department is currently finalizing provisional data and will provide comparison with past years in the final 2015 surveillance report. To view the 2015 provisional data, visit the MDHHS website.
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