Federal Housing Assistance and Blood Lead Levels in a Nationally Representative US Sample Age 6 and Older: NHANES, 1999-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Federal housing assistance is an important policy tool to ensure housing security for low-income households. Less is known about its impact on residential environmental exposures, particularly lead.

Objectives

We conducted a quasi-experimental study to investigate the association between federal housing assistance and blood lead levels (BLLs) in a nationally representative US sample age 6 y and older eligible for housing assistance.

Methods

We used the 1999-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) linked with US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administrative records to assess BLLs of NHANES participants with concurrent HUD housing assistance (i.e., current recipients, n=3,071) and those receiving assistance within 2 y

SUBMITTER: Chu MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10936217 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature