Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC Home Search Health Topics A-Z
National Center for Environmental Health

Screening Young Children for Lead Poisoning:
Guidance for State and Local Public Health Officials

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
November 1997    

Cover

November 3, 1997

February 21, 1997

NOTE: To obtain a printed copy of the new guidance document, please call (toll-free) 1-888-232-6789.

Document Sections

No. of
Pages

Files
 (Adobe Acrobat
PDF & GIF)
Cover page

1

cover.pdf
(89 KB)
Title page

2

title.pdf
(33 KB)
Contents
List of Tables and Figures

3

contents.pdf (121 KB)
Forward

2

forward.pdf (64 KB)
Preface (pages 1-3)
Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (pages 4-8)
Executive Summary (pages 9-12)

12

p1_12.pdf (157 KB)
Chapter 1. Childhood Lead Poisoning in the United States (pages 13-20)

8

chapter1.pdf
(162 KB)
Chapter 2. A Comprehensive Approach to Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (pages 21-30)

10

chapter2.pdf
(170 KB)
Chapter 3. The Statewide Plan for Childhood Blood Lead Screening (pages 31-76)

46

chapter3.pdf (299 KB)
Chapter 4. Role of Child Health-Care Providers in Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (pages 77-110)

34

chapter4.pdf (199 KB)
Chapter 5. CDC Resources and Information for Implementation of Guidance (pages 111-114)

4

chapter5.pdf (192 KB)
Chapter 6. Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Research Priorities (pages 115-116)

2

chapter6.pdf (60 KB)
Glossary (pages 117-121)

5

glossary.pdf (67 KB)
Appendix B.1 Blood Lead Levels in the United States. 1991-1994.

CDC. Update: Blood Lead Levels -- United States, 1991-1994. MMWR 1997; 46(7):141-146.

6

 
Appendix B.2 Blood Lead Levels in the U.S. Population.

Brody DJ, Pirkle JL, Kramer RA, et al. Blood lead levels in the U.S. population. JAMA 1994; 272(4): 277-283.

8

jama277.gif (100KB)
jama278.gif (122KB)
jama279.gif (112KB)
jama280.gif (78KB)
jama281.gif (107KB)
jama282.gif (75KB)
jama283.gif (117KB)
Appendix B.3 The Decline in Blood Lead Levels in the United States.

Brody DJ, Pirkle JL, Gunter EW, et al. The decline in blood lead levels in the United States.  The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES III). JAMA 1994; 272(4): 284-291.

8

jama284.gif (110KB)
jama285.gif (105KB)
jama286.gif (95KB)
jama287.gif (111KB)
jama288.gif (93KB)
jama289.gif (117KB)
jama290.gif (104KB)
jama291.gif (90KB)
Appendix B.4 Costs and Benefits of a Universal Screening Program for Elevated Blood Lead Levels in 1-Year-Old Children

19

b4.pdf (85KB)
Appendix B.5 Relationship Between Prevalence of BLLs >=10 µg/dL and Prevalences Above Other Cut-Off Levels

2

b5.pdf (25KB)
Appendix B.6 Exact Confidence Intervals for Some Hypothetical Estimates of Prevalence of BLLs >=10 µg/dL, by Number of Children Screened

2

b6.pdf (10KB)
Appendix B.7 Conditions Required for a Source of Lead to be a Hazard

1

b7.pdf (9KB)
Appendix C.1 The Lead Laboratory

20

c1.pdf (75KB)
Appendix C.2 Capillary Blood Sampling Protocol

5

c2.pdf (27KB)
Appendix C.3 Proficiency Testing and Quality Control
  • Table A. Proficiency Testing Programs for Lead Laboratories
  • Table B. Quality Control Materials for Use in Blood Lead Testing
  • Table C. Quality Control Materials for Use in Urine Lead Testing
  • Table D. Quality Control Materials for Erythorocyte Protoporphyrin Tests.

5

c3.pdf (19KB)

NOTE: To obtain a printed copy of the new guidance document, please call (toll-free) 1-888-232-6789.

For more information, please contact:

Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch
Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects
National Center for Environmental Health
Mailstop E25
Exec. Park # 6 
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30333

(404) 498-1420
FAX: (404) 498-1444
Contact Us
   

Lead Home | Lead Publications

   

NCEH Home| Programs | Publications  | Contact Us | Privacy | About NCEH
CDC Home | CDC Search | Health Topics A-Z