Number of Infants that Received the Required Testing for Lead Levels

What does this measure?

This indicator measures the number and percentage of children who received blood lead tests by specific ages, as well as the number of births and % of All Children Born in 2005. The table provides data for various Mid Hudson counties in New York State for the years 2005-2008 and 2019.

Number and Percent of Children Tested for Lead By Age and County of Residence by klancellotti

*Excludes NYC

** Measured differently for 2019 data.

Summary Statement

The table highlights that during the 2005-2008 period, 40.0% of children in New York State were tested two or more times by the age of 36 months. In Orange County, the age group of 9 to over 18 months had the highest number of tests conducted, with a total of 3,237 children tested. By 2019, the percentage of children in New York State tested two or more times by the age of 36 months had increased to 59.3%. In the same year, the highest rate of testing was observed in children aged 18 to 35 months, reaching 52.9%.

Sources

New York State Department of Health, "Reducing Lead Exposure in Children, Lead Testing and Lead Poisoning Among New York State Children 2008 Report"

https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/lead/exposure/childhood/surveillance_report/docs/2008_reducing_lead_exposure_children.pdf

https://apps.health.ny.gov/public/tabvis/PHIG_Public/chirs/reports/#county