Lead Screening Policy & Guidance - Anticipatory Guide

Office of Environmental Health

The Screening Policy & Guidance for Preventing Childhood Lead Poisoning in Arizona

Table of Contents	The AZ Childhood Lead Screening Policy	Lead Poisoning/Prevention

Health Effects	Pathways to Lead Exposure	Sources of Lead Exposure

Childhood Lead Poisoning in AZ	Anticipatory Guidance	Blood Lead Screening Recommendations

Diagnostic Testing For Children w/ Elevated Blood Lead Levels	Follow-Up Testing For Children w/ Elevated Blood Lead Levels	Reporting of Elevated Blood Lead Levels and Follow-Up Svcs

Comprehensive Follow-Up Svcs	Clinical Mgmt	Environmental Case Follow-Up

Mgmt of Lead Hazards	References	Appendix A

Appendix B [PDF 79K] (Acrobat Reader^™ needed for viewing)	Appendix C-1	Appendix C-2

Anticipatory Guidance

Health providers should provide anticipatory guidance to parents during prenatal visits, when children are 3-6 months of age, and again when they are 12 months of age. Parental guidance at these times may prevent lead exposure and the increase in blood lead levels that often occur in the child's second year of life. Guidance may include information on:

Hazards of deteriorating lead-based paint in older housing
Methods of controlling lead hazards (wet mopping, importance of keeping paint in good condition, washing child's hands often, especially before eating and sleeping)
Hazards of scraping paint and renovating pre-1978 homes

Other lead sources listed on Sources of Lead Exposure page.

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