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Spatial Analysis of Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children: A Case Study Author: Maureen O'Connell 810 Seventh St, NW Phone: 202.305.7954 Approximately one million children in the United States are estimated to be exposed to levels of lead detrimental to their health and development. This study will map the spatial distribution of elevated blood lead levels in children patients of the Upper Cardoza Health Clinic, Washington, D.C., for the years 1996 to the present. This study will include hot spot analysis and spatial analysis of environmental and community characteristics such as toxic release places, age of housing, income, school and day care center locations, and assessed housing values and their relation to children's elevated blood lead levels. Results of this study will inform enforcement, abatement, and prevention efforts in this section of the District and serve as a pilot test for mapping this data for the entire District. |