New Data Show That Child Lead Poisonings Fell by 15% in Nyc Last Year

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The 2007 findings also show that testing for lead poisoning increased by about 3% among 1- and 2-year-olds since 2006. The Health Department runs several programs to educate families and healthcare providers about lead poisoning, and to increase testing in high-risk neighborhoods. Childhood lead poisoning occurs throughout New York City but is highest in Brooklyn. While only 34% of New York City children age 6 months to less than 6 years live in Brooklyn, 43% of children newly identified with lead poisoning last year were Brooklyn residents. Neighborhoods with the greatest number of cases include: Borough Park, East Flatbush-Flatbush, Bedford Stuyvesant-Crown Heights, Williamsburg-Bushwick, Greenpoint and East New York. Of the remaining New York City children with lead poisoning, 22% live in Queens, mostly in West Queens and Southwest Queens; 19% live in the Bronx, mostly in Crotona-Tremont, Pelham-Throgs Neck, Fordham-Bronx Park and High Bridge-Morrisania; 13% live in Manhattan, mostly in Washington Heights-Inwood, Central Harlem-Morningside Heights and Upper West Side; and 4% live in Staten Island, mostly in Stapleton-St. George and Port Richmond.

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New Data Show That Child Lead Poisonings Fell by 15% in Nyc Last Year

Childhood lead poisoning declined by 15% last year, the Health Department reported today, reaching the lowest rate ever recorded in New York City. The 2007 caseload-1,970 poisonings among children between 6 months and 6 years of ag...

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