Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevalence - Cuyahoga County, Ohio - 2000
Children Under Six Years Old with CONFIRMED Blood Lead Levels
at or Above 10 Micrograms of Lead per Deciliter of Blood*
Data Provided by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health
Prepared by Environmental Health Watch
Statistical Planning Area (SPA)	Number of Children <72months 2000 Census	Number of Children Tested (<72months)	Percentage of Children Tested	Number of Children >=10mcg/dL	Percentage of Children >=10mcg/dL
Cleveland	46,388	17,078	37%	3,461	20%
Bedford Heights	728	126	17%	3	2%
Cleveland Heights	3,695	553	15%	59	11%
East Cleveland	2,440	985	40%	273	28%
Euclid	3,991	582	15%	22	4%
Garfield Heights	2,350	235	10%	20	9%
Lakewood	3,946	679	17%	23	3%
Maple Heights	2,031	319	16%	12	4%
North Olmsted	2,273	124	5%	1	1%
Parma	5,980	379	6%	6	2%
Shaker Heights	2,246	348	15%	17	5%
South Euclid	1,855	177	10%	5	3%
Warrensville Heights	1,197	201	17%	13	6%
* Statistical Planning Areas outside of Cleveland with fewer than 100 children tested have been excluded from this report.
A blood lead level of 10mcg/dL or greater is generally considered childhood lead poisoning. There is strong evidence
of damage well below 10.