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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all documents and subsequent amendments between the City of Long Beach, through its Department of Health and Human Services, and the State of California, through its California Department of Public Health, to provide funding in the amount of $870,002 for continuation of the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) for a period of three years (Fiscal Years 2012 through 2014). (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
Since 1991, the California Department of Public Health has contracted with the City of Long Beach to provide Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) funds for outreach, education and case management services.
CLPPP receives approximately 400-600 laboratory reports per month from the State of California Laboratory with the results of local Long Beach children who were screened for lead poisoning. In 2010, 2 children were poisoned by lead and eight children had lead levels high enough to cause health impairment for the child. In addition, there were 96 children who showed low levels of lead exposure and who received outreach and education services from CLPPP staff.
The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) will continue to coordinate case management services for Long Beach children exposed to environmental lead hazards. Services include home visits by health staff who provide a personalized assessment of each child’s health, physical environment, nutritional needs and parental education to address the hazards of lead sources in the environment, while suggesting actions needed to prevent further exposure. Health Department staff work closely with each child’s health care provider to facilitate consultation information and to confirm the ongoing monitoring of the child’s health. Case management activities also include referrals to other medical and social services, registered dietitian consultation, management of patient records and filing o...
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