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Collaborative Evidence-Based Approach for Identifying High Pb Exposure Locations with Draft Examples from Several States V.
Citation:
Zartarian Morrison, V., R. Tornero-Velez, A. Poulakos, J. Xue, L. Stanek, C. Lee, A. Walts, K. Triantafillou, M. Suero, A. Brees, G. Gunn, AND C. McLaughlin. Collaborative Evidence-Based Approach for Identifying High Pb Exposure Locations with Draft Examples from Several States V. NEHA 2019 Annual Educational Conference (AEC) & Exhibition, Nashville, TN, July 09 - 12, 2019.
Impact/Purpose:
Presentation at the NEHA 2019 Annual Educational Conference (AEC) & Exhibition
Description:
ORD/NERL developed this presentation for the 2019 National Environmental Health Association Conference session on approaches for identifying high lead exposure locations. Significant progress has been made in reducing Pb in the environment, but human exposure remains a public health priority in the U.S. and beyond. To effectively prevent and mitigate Pb exposures, EPA, other agencies, and the public health community need to identify high exposure locations. Various quantitative approaches, each with their unique challenges, are being developed for identifying high Pb exposure locations. ORD will be presenting draft work-in-progress Pb mapping analyses using a collaborative evidence-based approach, with examples from several states (OH and MO). This case study presentation represents ORD collaborations with Regions 5 and 7 to support their technical assistance requests and partnerships with the states and Federal agencies. HUD and CDC will be presenting their approaches in the same NEHA conference session, so this presentation also supports inter-federal agency coordination for Federal Lead Action Plan, Goal 4, Action 2: “Generate data, maps and mapping tools to identify high exposure communities or locations and disparities for prioritization efforts to reduce children’s blood lead levels.
