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 2 December 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.