The Child Elevated Blood Level is set by which organization?

The Child Elevated Blood Level is set by which organization?

• A. OSHA
• B. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• C. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• D. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Answer: (B)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sets the Child Elevated Blood Lead Level. This health-based reference value, derived from national data, is used to identify children with elevated blood lead and to prompt public health actions such as confirmatory testing, follow-up investigations, and lead hazard remediation. Other agencies have important roles—OSHA focuses on workplace exposure limits, EPA regulates environmental lead in paints, dust, soil, and water, and HUD works on housing and lead hazard control programs—but they do not establish this pediatric reference level.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sets the Child Elevated Blood Lead Level. This health-based reference value, derived from national data, is used to identify children with elevated blood lead and to prompt public health actions such as confirmatory testing, follow-up investigations, and lead hazard remediation. Other agencies have important roles—OSHA focuses on workplace exposure limits, EPA regulates environmental lead in paints, dust, soil, and water, and HUD works on housing and lead hazard control programs—but they do not establish this pediatric reference level.