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Childhood Lead Poisoning

Childhood Lead Poisoning Mary Bryant, MPH Student Walden University Aspects of Environmental Health: Local to Global PUBH 6165-8 Instructor: Dr. Jean Johnson Spring Qtr, 2009. Childhood Lead Poisoning. Are you at risk?. Purpose.

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Childhood Lead Poisoning

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  1. Childhood Lead PoisoningMary Bryant, MPH StudentWalden UniversityAspects of Environmental Health: Local to Global PUBH 6165-8Instructor: Dr. Jean JohnsonSpring Qtr, 2009

  2. Childhood Lead Poisoning Are you at risk?

  3. Purpose To educate students on how lead poisoning occurs and to identify who is at risk and what measures can be taken to reduce this preventable health issue.

  4. Overview • Lead definition • Public Health Issue • Exposure • Health Risks • Prevention • √ for Understanding

  5. What is lead? Toxic Heavy metal Blue-Gray color Chemical Element http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/images/leadtopic.gif “…one of the most useful metals in the industrial world” Aschengrau, A., & Seage, III G. R. (2008) Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health (2nd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett

  6. Public Health Issue

  7. Public Health Issue • Environmental Health Problem • Over 300,000 children affected yearly • Causes many serious health problems • Preventable and not contagious

  8. Exposure

  9. Exposure Pathways Air Food Water Soil

  10. Sources of lead Toys Candy Paint Water Soil Jewelry

  11. Beware of Home Remedies Asian Indian and/or Middle Eastern Communities Bala Goli Ghasard Pay-loo-ah Mexican and/or Central American Communities Azarcon Greta Virginia Department of Health (n.d.) Lead Poisoning from Folk Home Remedies. Retrieved on May 6, 2009, from http://www.vdh.state.va.us/epidemiology/DEE/documents/Leadfolkremedy.pdf Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2009) Folk Medicine and Childhood Lead Exposure. Retrieved on May 6, 2009 from http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/Lead/faq/folk%20meds.htm

  12. Health Risks

  13. Who is most at risk? Why? • Babies and children up to 6 years old • Hand-to-mouth actions • Playing in dirt • Eating items from the floor • Not washing hands often • Playing with lead-painted toys

  14. How is lead harmful? “…at high levels of exposure, lead can severely damage the brain and kidneys in adults or children and ultimately cause death” • Behavior problems • Impaired growth • Hearing problems Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. (2007) Toxicological Profile for Lead. Retrieved on March 10, 2009 from http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp13.pdf

  15. Mikael • 4 years old • Lives in a house built in 1958 • Loves to play in the dirt • Has lots of painted toys • Wears shoes in the house • Goes by the 5 second rule • Does not eat healthy foods • Hates to wash his hands Personal photograph by Mary Bryant

  16. Prevention

  17. Prevention • Eat foods with Calcium, Vitamin C and Iron • Wash your hands regularly • Use cold water drinking • Take shoes off before coming inside • Tell people about lead poisoning • Seek help if you are at risk

  18. Eat healthy Calcium • Milk • Cheese • Yogurt Vitamin C • Oranges • Kiwi • Broccoli Iron • Oatmeal • Red meat • Chicken

  19. Testing • Ask your doctor • Talk with your parents • Test measures amount of lead in your blood • More than 10μg/dL lead is hazardous • Follow-up treatment may be required

  20. √ for Understanding

  21. √ for Understanding You can get lead from drinking waterTrue Who is most vulnerable to lead poisoning Kids Houses built before 1978 often contain lead paint True Wearing shoes in the house is a good thing False Playing in dirt with old chipped paint is safe False Lead poisoning can be prevented True Tell people about the dangers of lead poisoning True • You can get lead from drinking waterTrue or False • Who is most vulnerable to lead poisoning Kids or Adults • Houses built before 1978 often contain lead paint True or False • Wearing shoes in the house is a good thing True or False • Playing in dirt with old chipped paint is safe True or False • Lead poisoning can be prevented True or False • Tell people about the dangers of lead poisoning True or False

  22. Conclusion • Know where lead is present! • Never wear shoes in the house! • Always wash your hands! • Eat healthy! • Ask your doctor, if you are at risk! • Tell others about the dangers of lead!!!

  23. References Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. (2007) Toxicological Profile for Lead. Retrieved on March 10, 2009 from http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp13.pdfAschengrau, A., & Seage, III G. R. (2008) Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health (2nd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.CDC (2008) Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children. Retrieved on March 12, 2009 from http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/Publications/books/plpyc/chapter3.htm#Chapter%203 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2009) Folk Medicine and Childhood Lead Exposure. Retrieved on May 6, 2009 from http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/Lead/faq/folk%20meds.htm National Safety Council (2009) Lead Poisoning and Nutrition. Retrieved on May 7, 2009 from http://www.nsc.org/resources/issues/articles/lead_nutrition.aspx Virginia Department of Health (n.d.) Lead Poisoning from Folk Home Remedies. Retrieved on May 6, 2009, from http://www.vdh.state.va.us/epidemiology/DEE/documents/Leadfolkremedy.pdf

  24. Thank you for your time!

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