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Year:: 2023
Contributor:: Chavez, Montserrat (Creator); Elmi, Maymuna (Creator)
Subject:: Quality Improvement; FQHC; Childhood Lead Screening Rates; Federal Qualified Health Center; Lead Screening Intervention; Capillary Lead Screening Clinic; Best Practices for Lead Screening; Decrease in Lead Screening Rates
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26300/fwv9-wj46

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Abstract:: Lead poisoning can affect a child’s neurologic development and even their ability to do well academically. Housing in Rhode Island poses a significant lead exposure risk. Blackstone Valley Community Health Care (BVCHC) centers serve populations at risk for lead exposure. Lead screening rates dropped during the pandemic at BVCHC, a federally qualified health center (FQHC). A decrease in lead screening rates was seen locally and nationally during the COVID-19 pandemic. We seek to assess and explore three objectives through this quality improvement (QI) project, including assessing barriers to lead screening, assessing the effectiveness of a QI intervention, and exploring best practices for lead screening.

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Chavez, Montserrat, and Elmi, Maymuna, "The Effectiveness of an Intervention Aimed at Increasing Childhood Lead Screening Rates at a Federal Qualified Health Center" (2023). Gateways to Medicine, Health Care, and Research. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://doi.org/10.26300/fwv9-wj46

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Gateways to Medicine, Health Care, and Research

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The Effectiveness of an Intervention Aimed at Increasing Childhood Lead Screening Rates at a Federal Qualified Health Center