Children under age 7 with elevated levels of lead in their blood in Louisiana
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Why This Indicator Matters
Definitions:
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
Footnotes:
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.
Updated December 4, 2020