Lead Poisoning Prevention Efforts in High-Risk Environments: Follow-up Testing Rates among Preschool Children in Flint, Michigan, 2013 –2015

ConclusionAs illustrated in this bivariate analysis, subpopulations in Flint most likely to have lead poisoning were least likely to receive follow-up testing. Evidence also demonstrates that the likelihood that children with lead poisoning received follow-up testing was overwhelmingly associated with their blood lead concentration level than other indicators including socioeconomic status in this high-risk environment.
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research