17 Sep Discovery Radio – Episode #89: Pediatric Lead Poisoning: Giving Voice to a Silent Epidemic
Exposure to lead can be dangerous…especially for our children…posing a serious public health threat, and leading to efforts to mitigate risks for our families. We’re focusing on pediatric lead poisoning, inside this edition of CTSI Discovery Radio!
Guests
Heather Paradis, MD, MPH
Pediatrician, Medical Director of Community Services, CW; Deputy Commissioner of Medical Services, City of Milwaukee Health Dept
Jillian Theobald, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, MCW; Associate Medical Director, WI Poison Center
David Nelson, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine (Research); Principal Investigator, “Clinical & Community Solutions to Lead Free Children”
More Information
- Lead Poisoning, CW
https://www.kidshealth.org/ChildrensHospitalWisconsin/en/parents/lead-poisoning.html - Wisconsin Poison Center
https://www.wisconsinpoison.org/ - Clinical & Community Solutions to Leaf-Free Children Program
https://ahwendowment.org/AHW/Population–Community-Health-Studies/Clinical-and-Community-Solutions-to-Lead-Free-Children.htm - Lead-Safe Milwaukee, City of Milwaukee Health Department
https://city.milwaukee.gov/LeadSafeMKE - Lead Poisoning Prevention – Data & Reports, City of Milwaukee Health Department
https://city.milwaukee.gov/Health/Reports-and-Publications/Lead-Poisoning-Prevention-Data - Lead-Safe Wisconsin, WI Dept of Public Health
https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/lead/index.htm - Lead Poisoning Data & Data Analysis, WI Dept of Public Health
https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/lead/data.htm - Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, CDC
https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/default.htm - Learn About Lead, EPA
https://www.epa.gov/lead