Anonymous, "Missed Lead Tests by Census Tract, 2013 – 2018 (Madison Park census tract in Santa Ana, California)", contributed by Margaux Fisher, Disaster STS Network, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 10 March 2023, accessed 30 November 2024. http://465538.bc062.asia/content/missed-lead-tests-census-tract-2013-–-2018-madison-park-census-tract-santa-ana-california
Critical Commentary
The actual number of children with lead blood levels is estimated to be higher than reported cases due to endemic undercounting and underreporting in California. A 2019 audit found that between 2009 and 2018, 1.4 million one- and two-year old children in California did not receive any of the required tests, and another 740,000 children missed one of the two tests. The Covid-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the problem, with 28% fewer children being tested.
The map on the left indicates 285 missed BLL tests for children in Medi-Cal Ages 1 and 2, and 17 children under the age of 6 with elevated BLLs in the Madison Park census tract.