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Childhood lead poisoning from domestic products in China: A case study with implications for practice, education, and policy
Author(s) -
Wang Ju,
ElFahmawi Ayah,
Yan Chonghuai,
Liu Jianghong
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/phn.12652
Subject(s) - lead poisoning , public health , environmental health , medicine , government (linguistics) , occupational safety and health , china , suicide prevention , health care , lead exposure , early childhood , public policy , poison control , nursing , economic growth , political science , psychology , psychiatry , cats , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , law , economics , developmental psychology
Objective This study aimed to report three representative childhood lead poisoning cases in China from domestic products exposure and to highlight their critical implications for practice, education, and policy in prevention and treatment of childhood lead poisoning by health care providers, especially public health nurses. Design and Sample Three representative childhood lead poisoning cases occurring in 2017 were collected and analyzed. Results The lead exposure sources of three cases were evaluated by experts in the field and determined to be tin pots, home factories for tinfoil, and contamination of folk medicine, respectively. These cases demonstrated that the lack of lead exposure risk assessment, insufficient knowledge of potential lead exposure sources, underdeveloped policy, and regulations were areas for improvement. Conclusions The best strategies for preventing lead poisoning include an appropriate risk assessment of lead exposure, implementation of comprehensive parental health education, conduction of further research by public health providers, and the application of policy strategies by the government. It was determined that public health nurses are at the frontline of prevention of lead poisoning in children.