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Rock County health department reports progress on childhood lead prevention, urges universal screening
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Katrina Harwood of the Rock County Health Department described the county’s childhood lead poisoning prevention work, reported 25 home visits in 2024, and noted Wisconsin DHS now recommends universal lead screening at ages 1 and 2.
Katrina Harwood, Rock County health officer and health department director, gave the board an update on the county’s childhood lead poisoning prevention program and told supervisors the department has combined nursing and environmental work to reduce lead exposure in children. “Lead is a naturally occurring metal that is toxic to humans,” Harwood said, adding that lead is especially harmful to children and pregnant people and that there is no level of lead in the body that is considered safe. Harwood said Wisconsin’s Department of…
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