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{"id":22410,"date":"2021-10-14T11:00:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/?p=22410"},"modified":"2023-07-07T15:46:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T19:46:37","slug":"national-lead-poisoning-prevention-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2021\/10\/14\/national-lead-poisoning-prevention-week\/","title":{"rendered":"National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Erika Mills ~<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This year, October 24\u201330 is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nceh\/lead\/national-lead-poisoning-prevention-week.htm\">National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week<\/a>. Exposure to lead can cause neurological and cognitive issues, kidney damage, gastrointestinal problems, infertility, intellectual disability and behavioral issues in children (who are particularly vulnerable), and in some cases, death. For much of the 20th century, lead was pervasive. The metal was found in household paints, consumer products,\u00a0 factories, leaded pipes, and gasoline, among other places. It contaminated the air, soil, drinking water, and food supply. Lead was practically unavoidable, especially in low-income neighborhoods. Today, thanks to the work of ordinary citizens and concerned scientists who went up against lead industries, housing authorities, and politicians, there is much less lead in our homes and the environment. Still, more progress is needed to ensure everyone\u2019s safety, as we continue to see in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nightly-news\/video\/benton-harbor-michigan-faces-water-crisis-amid-unsafe-lead-levels-123390021592\">the news<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The history of community action against the dangers of lead is explored in the online exhibition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/exhibition\/thisleadiskillingus\/index.html\"><em>This Lead Is Killing Us: A History of Citizens Fighting Lead Poisoning in their Communities<\/em><\/a>, guest curated by Richard M. Mizelle, Jr, PhD, from the University of Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few items featured in the exhibition, which highlight important stories from over a century of efforts against this grave public health threat.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22412\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22412\" style=\"width: 1300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12584-lg.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22412\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2021\/10\/14\/national-lead-poisoning-prevention-week\/ob12584-lg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12584-lg.jpg?fit=1300%2C888&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1300,888\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"OB12584-lg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>efesffsfdfs<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12584-lg.jpg?fit=300%2C205&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12584-lg.jpg?fit=840%2C573&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-22412 size-full\" title=\"In factories filled with toxic dust, printing workers manipulated individual, lead-containing \u201cslugs,\u201d or pieces used for spacing type, bare-handed. \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12584-lg.jpg?resize=840%2C574&ssl=1\" alt=\"Three white men stand in a printing factory\" width=\"840\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12584-lg.jpg?w=1300&ssl=1 1300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12584-lg.jpg?resize=300%2C205&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12584-lg.jpg?resize=1024%2C699&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12584-lg.jpg?resize=768%2C525&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12584-lg.jpg?resize=1200%2C820&ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12584-lg.jpg?resize=840%2C574&ssl=1 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers operate a linotype machine, <em>Hygiene of the Printing Trades<\/em>, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1917<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/101679958\"><em>National Library of Medicine #101679958<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Early 20th century factories were dangerous places to work, and not just because of the risk of accidents. Several industries used lead to manufacture products, including printing, battery manufacturing, mining, paint, and enameling. Physician and occupational health pioneer Alice Hamilton, who authored <em><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/101679958\">Hygiene of the Printing Trades<\/a>,<\/em> studied the effects of exposure to industrial metals and chemicals. She published benchmark reports on lead poisoning in workers and helped raise awareness of workplace hazards.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22416\" style=\"width: 1300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12581-lg.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22416\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2021\/10\/14\/national-lead-poisoning-prevention-week\/ob12581-lg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12581-lg.jpg?fit=1300%2C1054&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1300,1054\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"OB12581-lg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Children play with toys, ca. 1950s<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12581-lg.jpg?fit=300%2C243&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12581-lg.jpg?fit=840%2C681&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-22416 size-full\" title=\"Children's growing brains and bodies are especially vulnerable to lead. No amount is safe.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12581-lg.jpg?resize=840%2C681&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12581-lg.jpg?w=1300&ssl=1 1300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12581-lg.jpg?resize=300%2C243&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12581-lg.jpg?resize=1024%2C830&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12581-lg.jpg?resize=768%2C623&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12581-lg.jpg?resize=1200%2C973&ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12581-lg.jpg?resize=840%2C681&ssl=1 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leisure and play: toy testers, ca. 1950s<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/141448658\"><em>National Library of Medicine #141448658<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The federal government banned the consumer use of lead-based paint in 1978. Prior to that, manufacturers added lead pigments to the paints that decorated houses, toys, and other goods. Millions of people were exposed to lead through toxic dust and paint chips in their homes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22419\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22419\" style=\"width: 1130px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12569-lg.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22419\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2021\/10\/14\/national-lead-poisoning-prevention-week\/ob12569-lg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12569-lg.jpg?fit=1130%2C1774&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1130,1774\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"OB12569-lg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>The Flake and His Secret Plan, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1973<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12569-lg.jpg?fit=191%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12569-lg.jpg?fit=652%2C1024&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-22419 size-full\" title=\"\u201cThe Flake,\u201d an insidious personification of lead-based paint, doesn\u2019t like children. He plots to hurt them by flaking off the wall, so that kids will eat the flakes and get sick.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12569-lg.jpg?resize=840%2C1319&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"1319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12569-lg.jpg?w=1130&ssl=1 1130w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12569-lg.jpg?resize=191%2C300&ssl=1 191w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12569-lg.jpg?resize=652%2C1024&ssl=1 652w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12569-lg.jpg?resize=768%2C1206&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12569-lg.jpg?resize=978%2C1536&ssl=1 978w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/OB12569-lg.jpg?resize=840%2C1319&ssl=1 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The Flake and His Secret Plan, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1973<\/em><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/101552129\"><em>National Library of Medicine #101552129<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Starting in the 1960s, civil rights activists fought to remove lead paint from public housing and inner city homes. Housing officials suggested the toxic paint used in public housing was the lead industry\u2019s problem. The lead industry argued that poor maintenance and tenants\u2019 lack of personal responsibility were to blame for the danger. Little was done to remediate the situation. However, activism led to more government action. Agencies including the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (a precursor to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education) produced educational materials like <em><a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/101552129\">The Flake and His Secret Plan<\/a>,<\/em> teaching citizens about the dangers of lead poisoning and how to prevent them.<\/p>\n<p>Look here for more information on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nceh\/lead\/national-lead-poisoning-prevention-week.htm\">National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To explore other stories about the history of lead poisoning, visit <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/exhibition\/thisleadiskillingus\/index.html\">This Lead is Killing Us<\/a> <\/em>online.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/erika2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"732\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2013\/07\/05\/an-exhibition-program-welcome-and-george-washingtons-teeth\/erika2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/erika2.jpg?fit=2400%2C3000&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2400,3000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"","camera":"NIKON D800","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1372435305","copyright":"","focal_length":"85","iso":"500","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"Erika Mills\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/erika2.jpg?fit=240%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/erika2.jpg?fit=819%2C1024&ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-732\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/erika2.jpg?resize=80%2C100&ssl=1\" alt=\"Erika Mills\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a>Erika Mills is part of the Exhibition Program in the History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine.<\/em><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Erika Mills ~ This year, October 24\u201330 is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. 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