Integrated Lead Poisoning Prevention Assignment

1. The Integrated Lead Poisoning Prevention Assignment
2.  Background. A mock community with potential for lead poisoning sources rooted in the culture, society, and behaviors embedded in resident’s everyday life.
3.  Question being asked. How can we address the potential for lead poisoning in the community?
4.  Methods. Identify potential lead sources in the mock community by analyzing cultural and community behaviors and insidious sources of lead, such as in items and physical structures that residents may be in contact.
5. Findings. Lead was potentially identified in traditional face paintings, musical instruments, and toys. Houses in this community were built during a period where lead was most likely a constituent in interior and exterior paint. Hunting practices include using buckshot which may be composed of lead.
6.  Recommendations. Finding alternatives to using items such as paint that may include lead as a constituent. Identifying toys or other items at risk and selecting lead-free options. Ensuring houses are remediated by professional services which can safely remove paint. Alternatively, inform residents of the lead content of paint and warn against renovating and potentially exposing inhabitants to lead paint. Inform residents of the dangers to children who may consume lead paint chips.
7.  Impact on Public Health. Lead paint is unfortunately found in homes and can contribute to adverse health outcomes. From a public health perspective, it is essential to prevent the effects of lead poisoning through public outreach from community leaders. This practice lab shows how insidious lead poisoning can be. It may be rooted in cultural and traditional practices.
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