Studies from this recent HANES survey shows unexpectedly high blood lead levels among Medicaid eligible children . Comment: I wonder why anyone should be surprised. Most children eligible for Medicaid live in old housing, often with multiple layers of lead paint in the home. The current approach of using children as canaries and deleading homes only after children are poisoned has continued for more than forty years despite evidence that rental housing laws ( Portsmouth, VA and Ypsilanti, Michigan) can ensure that no children ae allowed to live in such dangerous homes. It is high time that communities enforce safe housing for children rather than treating them after brain damage has occurred which will stunt their future development! Perhaps realtors should not be allowed to run for local political offices.
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