If undetected, childhood lead poisoning, stemming
from ingestion of lead paint, leads to irreversible
retardation. Beginning at about nine months of age,
children should be tested every six months until
they enter school. However, testing data show that
many of Chicago's health providers do not routinely
test children for the presence of lead. This project
has interviewed a sample of health providers serving
the North Lawndale community to determine the reasons
they do not routinely test and the barriers to regular
testing. The project will make recommendations for
policy and service delivery changes as a result
of the information garnered from these provider
interviews. In addition, the project seeks, through
the interviews, to increase the number of children
annually tested in the demonstration North Lawndale
community by health providers.
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