THE DIRT: 2025 Lead Health Intervention Blood Screening
Macie Maravilla was one of the children tested for lead level exposure in 2025.
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Summer is the time for camping, biking, hiking and swimming. We explore the great outdoors and, in so doing, put ourselves at risk for lead exposure. Hotter, drier and dustier conditions also increase this risk. Anyone who recreates within the Bunker Hill Superfund Site may be exposed to lead dust. Because this is a known health risk, Panhandle Health District’s Lead Health Intervention Program (LHIP) provides a free blood lead screening event each year.
The LHIP blood lead screening provides families and individuals with the opportunity to check their summer lead exposures. This year’s “Under the Sea” screening was an underwater-themed event, providing attendees with information on lead exposure and prevention and fun giveaways. Anyone who had their blood lead level tested had the opportunity to enter a raffle for a goldfish and their bowl. Children 6 months to 6 years of age who live within the site received a $50 incentive following testing. Children in this age range are at greater risk of the effects of lead exposure. This incentive encourages testing at this critical stage in a child’s development.
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