title: Lead outreach needs for the State of Arkansas.
abstract: More than 300, 000 American children remain at risk for lead exposure. Many Arkansans live in poverty and old, rented dwellings, which can lead to or exacerbate effects of lead exposure. Arkansas has, however, had minimal lead surveillance, awareness, outreach, or abatement programs in recent years. This article presents new information on lead exposure to empower practitioners and concerned parties in Arkansas to initiate lead-poisoning prevention.
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA.
authors.forename: Alesia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: David F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Kern
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001131:Arkansas; D002140:California; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007854:Lead / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000097:blood; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011203:Poverty; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D007854:Lead