HEALTH DEPARTMENT
TO OFFER FREE LEAD
TESTING FOR
CHILDREN
The Allegheny County Health
Department (ACHD) is now offering
free blood lead level testing for uninsured
and underinsured children in Allegheny
County.
Testing will be done at ACHD’s
Immunization Clinic on Tuesday (9 a.m.-
12 p.m.) and Thursday (12-4 p.m.)
each week. No advance appointment is
necessary. The clinic is located on the
fourth floor of the Hartley Rose Building
(425 First Avenue, Pittsburgh, 15219);
patrons are advised to enter the building
via Cherry Way.
“To support the new universal lead
screening regulation in Allegheny County,
we are pleased to announce our new
lead testing services for uninsured and
underinsured children,” said Dr. Karen
Hacker, ACHD Director. “In Allegheny
County, children can be exposed to lead
from multiple sources including paint,
dust, soil and water. Blood lead testing is
an important strategy to identify children
who have been exposed and intervene.”
Blood lead level tests at the
Immunization Clinic will be done via
a capillary screen or what is commonly
referred to as a “finger stick.” Parents
and/or guardians should call the health
department at 412.687.2243 to find out if
they qualify for these services.
Children with elevated test results
from the capillary screen will be referred
to their primary care provider to have
a required confirmatory blood draw
(a venous test) at another location as
prescribed by the child’s health care
provider.
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ACHD is reminding parents and
providers that the regulation requiring all
children in the county, unless otherwise
exempted, to have their blood lead
levels tested went into effect January 1,
2018. The regulation, which applies to
all residents and schools of Allegheny
County, is meant to boost early detection
and treatment of lead poisoning and
reduce the incidence, impact, and cost
of the problem. It also will enhance
countywide surveillance of childhood
lead poisoning.
For more information about ACHD’s
approach to preventing lead exposure,
visit achd.net/lead.
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