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Children under age 7 with elevated levels of lead in their blood in Louisiana

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Why This Indicator Matters

According to the Louisiana Department of Health, exposure to lead is "the most significant and widespread environmental hazard for children in Louisiana." There is no safe level of lead for children, and elevated levels can have lifelong impacts on children.
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Definition and Source

PROVIDER

Definition

Number - the number of children of children ages 6 months to six years old who received a blood test for lead and had an elevated lead level (≥5 µg/dL)
Percent - the number of children of children age 6 months to six years old who received a blood test for lead and had an elevated lead level (≥5 µg/dL) per 100 children under age 7 who received a blood test for lead 

Data Source

Louisiana Department of Health, Louisiana Healthy Homes and Childhood Lead Prevention Program (LHHCLPPP), by special request.

Notes

Parish-level data does not include results for which the parish was unknown. Statewide data is therefore larger than the sum of parish-level data.

The data source has not published new data for this indicator in recent years, but the indicator will be updated on the KIDS COUNT Data Center when new data are released. Until then, these data may provide useful historical information for those working in this field.

Updated December 4, 2020.

Last Updated

December 2020