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Health staff urge more lead testing, note limits on remediation funding
Summary
Health department staff reported plans to increase Healthy Homes lead testing for young children by 15%, described past federal pass-through grant limitations that left funds unspent, and said remediation capacity and restrictive grant rules limit how much lead hazard work can be completed locally.
Health department speakers told the Evansville City Health Board they plan to increase lead testing for young children and continue outreach to primary care providers, but said remediation work is constrained by limited and restrictive funding.
Staff said the agency plans to increase testing for children age 0–6 by 15 percent. A health department speaker described efforts to expand testing at existing clinical touchpoints, including asking phlebotomists…
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