The role of primary care during the pandemic: shared experiences from providers in five European countries

M Kraus, C Stegner, M Reiss, M Riedel… - BMC Health Services …, 2023 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated wide-ranging adaptations to the
organisation of health systems, and primary care is no exception. This article aims to collate …

“Only Time Will Tell”: The Underexplored Impacts of Lead Poisoning and COVID-19 on Pre-Existing ACEs in New York

LS Neuwirth, K Whigham - Youth, 2023 - mdpi.com
The peak of the coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) in New York City significantly impacted
communities that lived in the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). However, these …

Trends in Shortages of Lead Chelators From 2001 to 2022

JD Whitledge, P Soto, KM Glowacki… - The Journal of …, 2024 - meridian.allenpress.com
OBJECTIVE The study aims to describe drug shortages affecting lead chelators in the United
States from 2001 through 2022. METHODS Drug shortage data were retrieved from the …

[HTML][HTML] Matrix-matched calibrators are necessary for robust and high-quality dried blood spots lead screening assays by inductively coupled plasma-mass …

JMC Franco, RA Muldrow, W Cieslak… - Journal of Mass …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and aims Reliable lead screening methods are necessary to support early
identification of lead exposure in children. Sample collection using dried blood spots (DBS) …

[HTML][HTML] Promoting informed decision-making in a primary care practice by implementing decision aids

CL Lewis, MP Pignone - North Carolina medical journal, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Empowering patients to be effective advocates for their health requires that they have
adequate information and understanding about their health conditions. Many patients have …

Old adversary, new challenges: childhood lead exposure and testing

AD Woolf, MJ Brown - Pediatrics, 2022 - publications.aap.org
We are facing new challenges from an old adversary: children's exposure to lead. First, in
response to compelling evidence that blood lead levels (BLLs) once thought harmless have …

Childhood lead exposure: ongoing exposures and health disparities

OM Halabicky - Workplace Health & Safety, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Childhood Lead Exposure: Ongoing Exposures and Health Disparities Page 1 February 2023 96
Workplace HealtH & SaFety CURRENT TOPICS Keywords: environmental health/genetic …

Identifying High-Risk ZIP Codes for Childhood Lead Exposure: A Statewide ZCTA-Level Priority List for North Carolina

R Callender, C Avendano, MA Bravo… - North Carolina …, 2024 - ncmedicaljournal.com
# Background Research has consistently shown that there is no safe blood lead level (BLL)
for children. Despite progress in lead poisoning prevention, lead exposure remains a …

A Descriptive Analysis of Childhood Lead Poisoning in Jefferson County, Kentucky–Louisville's Silent Epidemic

BE Guinn, NC Dupre… - Norton …, 2024 - nortonhealthcaremedicaljournal …
# Introduction In this study we provide an epidemiological description of Elevated Blood
Lead Levels (EBLLs) in the pediatric population of Jefferson County, KY. To provide a more …

Strategies to Minimize Lead Exposure and Ensure Early Detection of Elevated Lead Levels in Children Less than 5 years of Age

S Massey - 2024 - digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu
Exposure to lead in children can have serious long-term health implications, including
cognitive and developmental delays. This systematic literature review identifies evidence …