title: Intervention model for contaminated consumer products: a multifaceted tool for protecting public health.
abstract: Lead-based paint and occupational lead hazards remain the primary exposure sources of lead in New York City (NYC) children and men, respectively. Lead poisoning has also been associated with the use of certain consumer products in NYC. The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene developed the Intervention Model for Contaminated Consumer Products, a comprehensive approach to identify and reduce exposure to lead and other hazards in consumer products. The model identifies hazardous consumer products, determines their availability in NYC, enforces on these products, and provides risk communication and public education. Implementation of the model has resulted in removal of thousands of contaminated products from local businesses and continues to raise awareness of these hazardous products.
authors.affiliation: Paromita Hore, Munerah Ahmed, Deborah Nagin, and Nancy Clark are with the Bureau of Environmental Disease and Injury Prevention, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Paromita
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hore
authors.forename: Munerah
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nagin
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D003257:Consumer Product Safety / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control; D006266:Health Education; D006795:Household Products / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000517:prevention & control; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009519:New York City; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*