Oregon Health Authority

Preventing Childhood Lead Poisoning in Oregon - Project Abstract Summarythe Oregon Health Authority?s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) Is Applying for the CDC Funding Opportunity, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Surveillance of Blood Lead Levels in Children. the Purpose of This Project Is to Expand and Enhance Clppp?s Continued Efforts to Assure the Core Public Health Functions of Childhood Blood Lead Testing and Surveillance Are Met in a Timely Manner, to Improve Data Collection in an Effort to Reduce Health Disparities in Blood Lead Levels in Children, and to Ensure Effective Follow-up and Improve Linkages to Recommended Services for Children Exposed to Lead. Along With These Secondary Prevention Measures, Clppp Will Also Engage in Primary Prevention Activities Through Targeted Outreach and Education to High-risk Populations and Communities Across Oregon. These Efforts Will Include Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Community-based Education That Is Specific to the Participants and Is Based on Local Surveillance and Risk Vulnerability Data and in Collaboration With Trusted Organizations and Community Leaders. Clppp Has Many Partners Already Committed to Working With the Program to Improve Data Collection and Surveillance and to Further Reduce Childhood Lead Poisoning in the State. Clppp Will Use These Partnerships to: Improve Blood Lead Testing and Reporting for Children Less Than 6 Years of Age at Risk for Lead Exposure; Improve the Program?s Surveillance System Data to Capture Missing Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Data; Improve Referral Rates to Recommended Services for Children Less Than 6 Years of Age Whose Blood Lead Levels Are Above the CDC Reference Value; and Decrease Disparities in Blood Lead Levels by Race, Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status. Clppp Will Achieve These Outcomes Through a Variety of Activities That Are Both Ongoing and New for the Program. These Activities Include: Developing and Hosting Its First Lead Advisory Committee Since 2 016; Updating the Current Statewide Lead Screening/testing Plan and Risk Questionnaire Based on Local Data; Updating and Improving the Orpheus Surveillance System and Case Management Protocols to Track and Monitor Referrals to Recommended Services for Children With Elevated Blood Lead Levels; Providing Feedback to the Healthcare Community on Compliance With Blood Lead Testing and Reporting Requirements; Collecting Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status From Health Care Providers and Through Data Linkages With Other State Agencies and Stakeholders; and Partnering With Community-based Organizations to Provide Lead Poisoning Prevention Educational Opportunities for Families at High Risk for Lead Exposure.