What roll does nutrition play in lowering a child’s blood lead level?
• Make sure children eat a balanced diet with plenty of calcium, protein and iron. • Avoid serving foods high in fat, junk food, soda pop and candy. • Offer healthy snacks between meals since an empty stomach absorbs lead faster than one that is not empty. Why is lead dangerous? Lead is poisonous when swallowed or inhaled. In young children it can cause reduced intelligence and learning disabilities that last a lifetime. Community Health Services Can chlamydia hurt my baby? Yes, if untreated before you deliver. Your baby can be born with lung or eye infections. How do you get HIV? Through exposure to blood or body fluids. There really aren’t that many NEW cases of HIV anymore, are there? There continue to be 40,000 new cases of HIV infection each year across the U.S. 1/2 of these new infections are occurring in persons under the age of 25. What is the difference between HIV and AIDS? HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and is the virus that causes AIDS or Acquired Immunodeficie
