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Primary Prevention
Lead is highly toxic. Exposure can be dangerous, especially for children who
are 6 and younger. Wayne County provides information on how to keep your
family safe from lead by:
- Increasing community and professional
awareness on lead prevention and the need for testing.
- Providing information to at risk residents
on how to correct and abate lead in the home.
Lead
Education
If a child 6 months through 6 years is reported to have a blood lead level
of 10-19, then the Wayne County will:
- Send a public health nurse to conduct a home visit to provide
lead poisoning prevention information and physiological risk.
- Conducts home assessment to identify lead dangers and provide
lead hazard control options.
- Work with property owners to ensure that lead correction and
abatement efforts are completed in a timely manner.
Case Management
If a child 6 months through 6 years is reported to have a blood lead level
equal to or greater than 20, then the Wayne County will:
- Provide a public health nurse to conduct a complete health
and developmental assessment. The public health nurse monitors
medical follow up to ensure that a child is tested.
- Provide an environmentalist to make a home visit to identify
all sources of lead using proper equipment and systematic sampling
procedures.
- Provide an environmentalist to provide information on temporary
and permanent lead control options. Environmentalist works with
homeowners and rental property owners to assure that correction
and abatement activities are completed in a timely manner.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL:
734-727-7000
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