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Get The
Lead Out
Detroit
Coalition
Encourages
Testing
for
National
Lead
Poisoning
Prevention
Week,
Oct.
20-26,
2024
· Lead
poisoning
is 100%
preventable
and
testing
is
critical
to
detect
lead
poisoning.
·
Starting
this
year, it
is the
law that
all
children
in
Michigan
be
tested
for lead
poisoning
between
12-months
and
24-months
of age.
·
Exposure
to lead
hazards
in and
around
the home
has a
lifetime
impact
on
children
–
especially
for
those
6-years
and
under.
DETROIT,
Oct. 21,
2024 –
Get the
Lead Out
Detroit
Coalition
wants
all
Michigan
families
to test
their
children
ages
6-and-under
for the
dangers
posed by
lead
poisoning.
Lead
poisoning
can be
detected
by
analyzing
a single
drop of
blood.
Should
that
initial
test
find
evidence
of lead
poisoning,
health
professionals
will
draw
blood
for
detailed
analysis.
In
addition
to one’s
primary
care
physician,
caregivers
can
contact
their
doctor
or the
Detroit
Health
Department
at (313)
876-0133
to make
an
appointment.
This
week is
National
Lead
Poisoning
Prevention
Week
(October
20-26,
2024), a
joint
initiative
of the
U.S.
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development,
the
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention,
and the
U.S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency.
The 2024
theme is
"Bright
Futures
Begin
Lead-Free.”
The Get
the Lead
Out
Detroit
Coalition
encourages
Detroit
families
with
children
six
years of
age and
under to
have
their
children
tested
every
year.
Unfortunately,
while
testing
is key
to early
intervention
– only
21% of
eligible
Detroit
children
were
tested
in 2021.
More
than
1,000
Detroit
children
tested
in 2021
had
elevated
blood
lead
levels.
During
National
Lead
Poisoning
Prevention
Week,
the
Coalition
is
asking
community
members
to
spread
the
word.
Examples
of ways
to do
that
· Invite
the
Coalition
to in
person
or
virtual
events
· Share
your
story
with the
Coalition
about
experiences
with
detection
and
remediation
· Send
friends
to the
website
(https://leadoutdetroit.com/)
for
information
about
testing,
preventing
exposure
to lead
paint
and lead
dust,
resources
for home
repairs,
and safe
cleaning
protocols.
· Follow
the
Coalition
on
social
GetTheLeadOutDetroit
on
Facebook
and
leaddetroit
on X
· Join
the
Coalition
as a
community
member
or
representing
an
organization.
Lead
poisoning
and lead
contamination
are
often
difficult
to
detect,
especially
in the
critical
early
years of
a
child’s
life
while
the
brain is
developing.
Lead
poisoning
can
result
in
damage
to the
brain
and
nervous
system,
learning
and
behavioral
problems,
slow
growth
and
development,
and
hearing
and
speech
problems
that can
afflict
them for
their
entire
lives.
Michigan
Governor
Gretchen
Whitmer
signed
into law
two
bi-partisan
bills to
help
ensure
all the
state’s
young
children
can be
tested
for lead
poisoning.
Starting
in 2024
under
Michigan’s
new
universal
blood
lead
testing
laws,
all
Michigan
children
must be
tested
for lead
exposure
at 12
and 24
months
of age
(i.e.,
age 1
and 2).
If there
is no
record
of a
previous
test,
children
must be
tested
for lead
exposure
between
age 24
and 72
months
(i.e.,
age 6).
Physicians
must
make
sure
that the
child’s
blood
lead
test
results
are
included
in the
child’s
immunization
certificate.
Parents/legal
guardians
may opt
out of
the
testing.
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