Jasper County Recruitment Flyer

Oronogo-Duenweg Mining Belt Exposure Investigation

Newton County Mine Tailings

Appendix C3: Jasper County Recruitment Flyer

Jasper County Recruitment Flyer

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How do high lead levels harm health?

In children under 6 years of age, high lead levels can cause problems with

• Paying attention

• Learning

• School performance

• Behavior

• Lowering IQ

Pregnant women with high blood lead levels may give birth to babies with

• Lower birth weight

• Slower growth after birth

Picture of child eating dirt

How do high lead levels harm health?

In children under 6 years of age, high lead levels can cause problems with

• Paying attention

• Learning

• School performance

• Behavior

• Lowering IQ

Pregnant women with high blood lead levels may give birth to babies with

• Lower birth weight

• Slower growth after birth

Jasper County Mine tailings remediation and mine

Why is ATSDR testing blood?

• The soil in Jasper County has high lead levels from historic mining, milling, and smelting.

• People may have contact with lead in the soil, especially children who play outdoors or in the dirt.

• Children and pregnant women in Jasper County who have had contact with lead are at a higher risk for health problems.

• Since lead is found in other sources, ATSDR will review other indoor and outdoor samples collected by state and federal partners.

• Testing will identify vulnerable people, like young children and pregnant women, whose blood lead levels are high enough to require follow-up with a doctor, as well as potential sources of lead.

EPA Remediation/solar farm installation in Jasper County

ATSDR will be in Jasper County, MO to conduct free blood lead tests for children under 6 years old, pregnant women, and women who may become pregnant. ATSDR will collect 300 blood samples (from 225 children and 75 women) on a first come first serve basis. EPA and MDHSS will conduct free indoor and outdoor lead sampling for up to 300 participants.

DATE: TIME: PLACE:

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When and where will we do blood testing?

• Testing will take place at

  • Location:

• Dates:

• Time: 10 am to 7 pm

• To make an appointment or to ask questions, call 833-678-2724 or email MOLead@cdc.gov.

Who are we?

• Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MDHSS)

• Mid-America Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (MAPEHSU)

How will we test for lead?

• ATSDR will conduct FREE blood lead tests in children younger than 6 years old, and women who are pregnant or of childbearing age.

• ATSDR will ask some questions about people’s households, family, and lifestyle.

• MDHSS will conduct FREE indoor lead sampling and outdoor paint samples as well as public drinking water sampling.

• EPA will conduct FREE soil and private well drinking water sampling for lead.

• Each participant will receive a $20 gift card.

• We will send the private results to each participant.