Community Baby Shower Outreach

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program:

Reaching out

Susanna Lam, MPH, CHES

Goal• To target pregnant women to help reduce the risk

factors for childhood lead poisoning

Objectives• On a quarterly basis, hold a baby shower

with a neighboring facility to inform pregnant women and their guests about the dangers of Lead Poisoning to their unborn child

• During our quarterly attendance at the baby shower, we will provide a 20-30 minute educational piece on Lead Poisoning in Children

• At the conclusion of each baby shower pregnant mothers receive a gift

Objectives Continued...• During the educational piece, mothers and

family members will: – understand the importance of blood

lead screening and learn to identify various sources of lead exposure

– understand practical strategies that protect children from lead exposure during early growth and development

– understand rights as tenants in an environment with potential lead hazards

High Risk Areas

• 2000 Census Data (children 1-2 years old, pre-1950 housing)

• Birth Records 2003 (Medi-Cal deliveries)

• Select Top 10 Cities which have more than one high-risk CT, and high number of EBLs

Partners• St. Francis Medical Center• SPA 5&6, South Health Center• Olive View-UCLA Comprehensive Medical Center

Education

• Bilingual Presentation (Co-taught)• Lead Bingo Game

Booths for Educational Resources• Once a month, invited to St. Francis Medical

Center to set up a booth• To provide information to women of child bearing

age not in attendance at the educational sessions

Evaluation- Pre/Post Tests

Race/Ethnicity

12%1%

81%

0%6%AfricanAmericanCaucasian

Hispanic

Other

Unknown

Age

24%

45%

19%

3%9%

<20

20-29

30-39

40-49

Unknown

Residing in High Risk Cities

62%

29%

9%HR CitiesNon-HR CitiesUnknown

Post Test Scores by Age

0

100

200

300

Age Group

Num

ber

of P

artic

ipan

ts

<7 27 10 7 1 187-9 26 49 25 5 7910 33 102 37 5 154

<20 20-29 30-39 40-49 20-49

Increase in Knowledge

050

100150200250

Pre Test Score

Num

ber

of P

artic

ipan

ts

Increase 4+ pts 127 0 0Increase 1-3 pts 42 108 0No Change 20 14 22Decrease 8 7 4

1-6 7-9 10

St. Francis Medical Center

South Health Center

Olive View

And the winner is…

Take Home…

CLPPP Baby Shower Team