Replacing Windows Reduces Childhood Lead Exposure: Results From a State-Funded Program

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice : JPHMP
David E JacobsSalvatore Cali

Abstract

Despite considerable evidence that window replacement reduces childhood lead exposure and improves energy conservation and market value, federal policies in childhood lead poisoning, home improvement, and weatherization programs all tend to discourage it. To evaluate a state bond-financed pilot program that replaced old lead-contaminated windows with new lead-free energy efficient ones. Pre-/post evaluation in 1 urban and 1 rural jurisdiction. Low-income households (n = 96). Dust wipe sampling, visual assessment, and physical and mental self-reported health at baseline and 1 year. Geometric mean lead dust (PbD) from baseline to 1 year for interior floors, interior sills, and exterior troughs declined by 44%, 88%, and 98%, respectively (P < .001); 1 year later, levels remained well below baseline but rose slightly compared with clearance sampling just after intervention. PbD declined significantly on both sills and troughs in both the urban and rural jurisdictions from baseline to 1 year. On interior floors, PbD significantly declined by 58% (P = .003) in the rural area and 25% (P = .38) in the urban area, where the decline did not reach statistical significance. Households reported improvements in uncomfortable indoor temperatu...Continue Reading

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