State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found that the state Department of Health wasn’t doing enough to monitor its lead-prevention program and failed to provide follow-up services for dozens of children who had elevated blood-lead levels, according to a report released Aug. 8.
The audit looked at the Lead Poisoning Prevention Program’s administration outside of the city. The state initiative was established to minimize children’s exposure to lead, as well as to provide follow-up services for those whose tests showed elevated blood-lead levels. The department also oversees several other programs aimed at preventing lead exposure.
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