The Nevada Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (NvCLPPP) aims to eliminate one of the most preventable environmental outcomes in children: lead poisoning. More than 270,000 children under the age of 6 are residents of Nevada. Yet only four percent of children in our state are screened for lead, making Nevada one of the lowest screening states in the U.S. NvCLPPP aims to revitalize support for childhood lead poisoning prevention activities by strengthening:
Blood lead testing in children under six
Surveillance of children screened for lead in their blood
Population-based interventions for lead
Processes to identify lead-exposed children and link them to services