The annual testing of persons 6 and older data provides information on the number of persons, age six and older, tested for blood lead in a given year.
The Persons Tested is the number of persons age six or older tested for blood lead level (BLL) during the year.
The Persons with Confirmed Elevated BLL is the number of persons age six or older tested for blood lead level (BLL) during the year and had a confirmed result greater than or equal to 10 mcg/dL.
Among persons 6 years of age and older who were tested, the number and percent of with elevated blood lead levels in the state of Iowa.
Workplace safety and health professionals use BLLs to ensure workers are protected from lead exposure. If a BLL is above normal, healthcare providers decide on the best treatment based on the level of lead in the blood.
Data cannot tell us exactly how or where a person was exposed to lead.
Iowa law requires that healthcare providers, facilities, and laboratories (including occupational health providers and clinics) report all blood lead testing results to Iowa HHS. Data are extracted from the Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Surveillance System (HHLPSS)
The Iowa Public Health Tracking portal displays lead testing data from the year 2000 through the most recent year of data available.
