University of Illinois-Chicago: New Research Establishes Enduring Connection Between Racial Segregation, Childhood Blood Lead Levels
August 31, 2023
August 31, 2023
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- The University of Illinois Chicago campus issued the following news release:
Living in a racially segregated neighborhood puts Black children at a higher risk of having elevated blood lead levels, and this association has persisted over more than two decades, according to new research from the Children's Environmental Health Initiative, which is led by University of Illinois Chicago Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda.
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Living in a racially segregated neighborhood puts Black children at a higher risk of having elevated blood lead levels, and this association has persisted over more than two decades, according to new research from the Children's Environmental Health Initiative, which is led by University of Illinois Chicago Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda.
The study, pu . . .