Question

Explain (in your own words) what is Lead Poisoning Prevention and Healthy Homes Programs. Also, explain why it is important to get babies and pregnant women tested for lead poisoning. (NO PLAGIARIZING 300-500 WORDS)  

Answer 1

Lead poisoning : Lead is highly toxic metal found in various paints and in household materials. The repeatative exposure of lead to the body leads to various physical, mental and chemical malfunctioning. Lead poisoning is formally defined in the US as at least 10 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood. Young children are more susceptible to lead poisoning than that of adults.
Lead is very toxic metal and highly poisonous when inhaled in the body. It may generate fatal signs and serious condition. However it shows abdominal pain and symptoms related to constipation, fatigue, vometing sensations. As lead gets deposited in the body mostly in bones and gets release during pregnancy in the fetus. So it is necessary to carry out testing for lead poisoning in babies and pregnant women's to avoid further complications in health of new born babies. Children are at the highest risk of lead poisoning, especially if they are living in old houses with chipping paint. This is because children are more prone to putting objects and fingers in their mouths. Toys, wall paint and environmental expossure are major source for lead exposure to children. It may concern serious health issues to the children in future so we have to take preventive steps towards control of lead poisoning.
Preventive measures :
1. Avoid maximum exposure to the industrial and chemical dust.
2. Use face mask in susceptible areas while passing through to avoid direct inhalation and reduce exposure to lead.
3. Avoid or throw away painted toys they may contain lead in it.
4. Avoid use of canned goods from foreign countries as lead is one of the composition for cans.
5. Avoid dust generation and Keep your home free from dust.
6. Use only cold water to prepare foods and drinks as boiling/ warm water may contain some trace's of metal in which it is being boiled.
7. Wash the hands before eating and maintain hygiene.
8. Test food and water for lead content. If lead levels are high, use a filtering device or drink bottled water.
9. Keep the toys lead and arsenic free as part of regulatory system it should be regularly monitored.
10. Make sure the site of material we are using have lead free certificate
11. Eliminate maximum exposure to lead based materials in our daily lifestyle.
12. Promote awareness to the environmental safety and prevention of lead exposure.
13 . Use lead free drinking water to avoid deposition of heavy metals in the body.
14. Get all the family member tested for lead test in blood specially children and pregnant woman's as they are easy targets for lead poisoning.
15. Avoid use of lead containing wall paints instead we can use some other paints.

Once Lead is distributed to the brain, liver, kidney and bones in the body. It is stored in the teeth and bones which is released over time damaging brain and liver hence it is very important to test and reduce lead exposure if any poisoning symptoms represented.