Health Indicator Report of Blood Lead Levels among Children
Lead can disrupt the normal growth and development of a child's brain and central nervous system. Children are exposed to lead by swallowing lead dust, soil, or paint chips, breathing lead contaminated air, or eating food or drinking water that has been contaminated by lead.
Notes
This is revised Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective MCH-11.Data Source
LeadTrax, Office of Local Public Health, New Jersey Department of HealthDefinition
Concentration of blood lead among children aged 1 to 5 years in the 97.5 percentile (mcg/dL)Numerator
Concentration of blood lead among children aged 1 to 5 years in the 97.5 percentile (mcg/dL)Denominator
Not applicableHealthy People Objective: Reduce blood lead level in children aged 15 years
U.S. Target: 5.2 mcg/dLState Target: 4.5 mcg/dL
Other Objectives
'''Revised Healthy New Jersey 2020 Objective MCH-11''': Reduce blood lead level in children aged 1-5 years to 4.5 mcg/dL '''Original Healthy New Jersey 2020 Objective MCH-11''': Reduce the proportion of children aged 1-5 years who have an initial blood lead level >=10 mcg/dL to 0.9%.How Are We Doing?
The revised Healthy New Jersey 2020 target was met in State Fiscal Year 2019.Available Services
CDC Lead Poisoning Information for Parents and Prevention Tips: [https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/default.htm] Consumer Product Safety Commission (lead recalls in consumer products): [http://www.cpsc.gov/]Health Program Information
NJDOH Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention: [https://nj.gov/health/childhoodlead/]
Page Content Updated On 03/04/2020,
Published on 03/04/2021
