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Milwaukee’s Lead Testing Crisis | Milwaukee News
Lead poisoning in Milwaukee’s kids is slipping under the radar—testing plummeted post-pandemic, leaving Black and Latino children, most at risk, largely untested. Once vital testing routes like WIC vanished online, doctors struggled to fill the gap. Without screening, kids miss critical interventions tied to lifelong outcomes like learning disabilities and violence. Advocates like Shyquetta McElroy, whose son suffered, are stepping in with school-based testing events. The city’s health department is rebuilding, partnering with communities to revive WIC testing and track exposure in high-risk…
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