Elimination Plan Efforts
Implementing and evaluating the
Elimination Plan is actively ongoing and as a result many efforts have
been established or developed. See the current and past efforts
listed below by year that are some of the products of the efforts of the
subcommittees.
Current Efforts
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The first issue of the kids
unLEADed e-newsletter for 2013 was distributed by Children's Health Alliance of
Wisconsin in February. This issue focuses exclusively on education
with respect to lead poisoning, including a link to a Mother Jones
magazine article linking lead and crime.
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2012 Efforts
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The kids
unLEADed e-newsletter was issued three times in 2012, distributed by Children's Health Alliance of
Wisconsin. This issue focuses on federal policy changes, legislative
and program updates and advocacy issues such as a link to a project
in progress, a documentary film on childhood lead poisoning.
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2011 Efforts
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"Dr. Kitty Legacy Lead-Safe for Kids Sake
Recognition" given to Tom Sieger, former co-chair of the
Elimination Plan Implementation and Oversight Committee, shown here
with IOC co-chair Karen Ordinans, Executive Director of Children's
Health Care of Wisconsin. |
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Annually, the Medicaid Provider
Blood Lead Testing Report is sent to Wisconsin health care
providers who provide medical care to children enrolled in the Medicaid program. The
individualized report summarizes the provider's blood lead testing data
for children under age 6.
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The kids
unLEADed e-newsletter issues for 2011 were distributed by Children's Health Alliance of
Wisconsin.
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School nurses now have
Lead poisoning prevention resources available on Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction website. |
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2010 Efforts
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In April 2010, the Wisconsin Legislature
passed Senate Joint Resolution 65 which required the Elimination
Plan Implementation and Oversight Committee to submit a report on
the costs borne by the educational and criminal justice systems
attributable to lead poisoning and methods to address lead paint
hazards in housing. The report, delivered to the Wisconsin
Legislature on December 30, 2010, is entitled Response
to 2009 Senate Joint Resolution 65. (PDF, 189 KB) |
Medicaid Providers Blood
Lead Testing Performance Data (PDF, 494 KB)
Data was presented at the Wisconsin
Implementation and Oversight Committee to Eliminate Lead Poisoning on
health care provider blood lead testing performance, lead hazard reduction
activity and factors affecting the decrease in children's blood lead
levels.
Childhood
Lead Poisoning in Wisconsin 2010. (PDF, 141 KB)
This paper was developed to provide the most
current research about the effects of lead poisoning on children and
how it continues to cause damage to
their health and well-being throughout their lifespan. The report also
discusses efforts to address lead poisoning at the state, federal
and international level.
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Annually, the Medicaid Provider
Blood Lead Testing Report is sent to Wisconsin health care
providers who provide medical care to children enrolled in the Medicaid program. The
individualized report summarizes the provider's blood lead testing data
for children under age 6.
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The 2010 issues of the kids
unLEADed e-newsletter were distributed by Children's Health Alliance of
Wisconsin.
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2009 Efforts
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The Renovate
Right (Word, 1.7 MB) toolkit contains sample press releases, talking
points, ideas for outreach and more to provide education in your
community about the Wisconsin NEW Lead-Safe Renovation Rule. |
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The kids unLEADed
e-newsletter was launched in February 2009 by Children's Health Alliance
of Wisconsin. The e-newsletter was distributed again in June and
October.
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IOC
Policy Priorities (Exit
DHS). This
document is intended to provide public policy leaders with the policy priorities developed by the IOC: (1)
early intervention for new cases of lead poisoning, (2) making older homes
lead-safe and (3) establishing protective public policy and infrastructure to protect
all children. |
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2008 Efforts
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2007 Efforts
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Capillary
Collection Resource Kit (PDF, 648 KB) This packet contains the information
needed to initiate capillary blood lead sampling for patients in a health care provider's office. |
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Get
the Lead Out (PDF, 1.2 MB) Articles from the Wisconsin
Counties magazine, June 2007 issue, featuring Governor Jim Doyle,
Karen Ordinans, Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin, Karen
Timberlake, Department of Health Services, Marcia Fernholz, City of
Racine Health Department, Deborah McLemore, Kenosha County Health
Department and Courtenay Johnson, Eau Claire City-County Health
Department. |
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