title: Using a geographic information system to improve childhood lead-screening efforts.
abstract: The Idaho Division of Public Health conducted a pilot study to produce a lead-exposure-risk map to help local and state agencies better target childhood lead-screening efforts. Priority lead-screening areas, at the block group level, were created by using county tax assessor data and geographic information system software. A series of maps were produced, indicating childhood lead-screening prevalence in areas in which there was high potential for exposure to lead. These maps could enable development of more systematically targeted and cost-effective childhood lead-screening efforts.
authors.affiliation: Bureau of Community and Environmental Health, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, 450 W State St, Boise, ID 83720-0036, USA. graffr@dhw.idaho.gov
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Graff
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D007061:Idaho; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007854:Lead / Q000097:blood; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008403:Mass Screening; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D007854:Lead