Sentences with phrase «for lead exposure»

The materials also prepare children for getting their blood tested for lead exposure — the only way it can be detected.

The assumption is that homes with lead service lines are most at risk for lead exposure and poisoning.

Advocates are now struggling to gather enough resources to replace pipes and provide a lifetime of treatment for lead exposure.

In the rust - belt community of Flint, children were already at a higher risk for lead exposure from multiple sources before the highly publicized water crisis, Gomez says.

In response to the safety hazard posed by lead - contaminated Mattel toys, he filed suit to force Mattel to help concerned parents test their children for lead exposure.

Your doctor may check for lead exposure, anemia, or tuberculosis if your child is at risk.

The most common culprits for lead exposure in this study were apple and grape juice, root vegetables like carrots and sweet potatoes, and teething biscuits.

Pediatricians and public health researchers know they have to be on the lookout for lead exposure from paint chips and contaminated drinking water.

Child Lead addresses the potential for lead exposure, as well as preventing lead poisoned children from further exposure.

«Newark has both key risk factors for lead exposure — high rates of child poverty and high numbers of homes built before 1978, the year lead paint was banned.

By providing access to screening for lead exposure, CHIP may even help reduce crime, due to the link between child lead poisoning and future criminal activity.

October is Lead Poisoning Prevention Month, and homeowners who live in older, at - risk homes are encouraged to have their homes and their children tested for lead exposure.

Children are more at risk for lead exposure.

Your doctor may assess your child's risk for lead exposure, anemia, high cholesterol, and tuberculosis and order tests, if needed.

Brooklyn Sen. Jesse Hamilton is planning to introduce legislation today that would require city elementary school children to be tested for lead exposure.

A state senator is planning to introduce legislation Tuesday that would require city elementary school children to be tested for lead exposure.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — During National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Oct. 19 through 25, the Westchester County Department of Health encourages parents and caregivers to eliminate hazards at home that can cause lead poisoning in children and to assure their young children are tested for lead exposure.

For lead exposure, for example, they used lead levels in drinking water or soil, and a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency model that translates the data into projected blood lead levels.