Michigan State University Occupational & Environmental Medicine

Michigan ables program

(Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance)

Blood lead levels of Michigan residents, including children, have been monitored by the state since 1992. From 1992 to 1995, laboratories performing analyses of blood lead levels, primarily of children, had been voluntarily submitting reports to the Michigan Department of Public Health and then beginning in 1996 to the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH). The MDCH promulgated regulations effective October 11, 1997 that require laboratories to submit reports of both children and adults to the MDCH for any blood testing for lead. Coincident with this, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) in the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth (MDELEG) received federal funding in 1997 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to monitor adult blood lead levels, as part of the Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) Program. Currently, 44 states have established lead registries through the ABLES Program for surveillance of adult lead absorption, primarily based on reports of elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) from clinical laboratories. 

• MICHIGAN 2008 Annual Report on Blood Lead Levels in Adults and Children 
• June 2009 NEWS on Lead Level Recommendations from CSTE"

RESOURCES:

• Professional information on Medical Managment Recommendations for Adult Treatment of Lead Exposure
• Resources on Lead Exposure and Health Effects
• Fight lead poisening with a Healthy diet ;   (State of Michigan lead WEB site)
• Pregnancy -- Information you need on Lead Exposure and risks to young families
• Lead Paint Removal for Homeowners (brochure) (EPA Web site)
• Contractors -  EPA's new Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule & Safety/Awareness

      Working Safely with Lead Brochure  Lead Safety with Firearms

       NEW!!! Lead Safety while Hobby  Casting and Reloading

 updated 10/23/09