# Health Officials Urge Blood Lead Testing for Young Children During National Prevention Week

The Pasadena Public Health Department is encouraging families to ask their children’s health care providers about blood lead testing during National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Oct. 25 to 31, saying a blood test is the most reliable way to detect exposure because symptoms are not always visible. “There is no safe level of lead in a child’s body,” the department said, adding that children under 6 are especially vulnerable because lead can affect brain development, growth, learning, behavior, speech and hearing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that no safe blood

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