Are parents having their children tested for lead poisoning?

Yes: Well, there is recommended lead screening that is being done. While some state may mandate universal childhood screening, other recommend that certain high risk groups be tested, such as children who are medicaid recipients, children with anemia, those who are mentally and physically behind their age matched peers, or children having symptoms suggestive of lead poisoning.

Well visit: This should be done routinely at their 12m and/or 2 yo visit.

Routine testing: Children are routinely tested for lead levels by their pediatrician. If there is a concern about exposure, as when an old house is being rehabbed, while the family is living there, a simple request to the pediatrician is all that is necessary to have a lead level done.