Child Lead Screening Behaviors and Health Outcomes Following the Flint Water Crisis.

Background: There is little research on lead (Pb) screening behaviors and outcomes and possible health sequelae of children in Flint, Michigan in the years following the city's 2014 water crisis, which included widespread tap water contamination with elevated levels of heavy metals and other environmental contaminants.

Methods: Between June and November 2019, we collected and analyzed cross-sectional data on Flint children's demographics and self-report of screenings of blood lead levels (BLLs) and results and various potential water contamination-related health symptoms and outcomes. We calculated descriptive statistics to summarize the prevalence of health outcomes and screenings in children, and fit multivariable models using generalized estimating equations to characterize the association between baseline traits and health symptoms and outcomes in children.