ElgeStevens

Introduction

Hi ElgeStevens, I'm Jayna Motley. I'm from Houston, Texas and I'm a junior psychology major. I hope you are having a great start in the New school year! JayKMPix (talk) 07:21, 24 August 2017 (UTC) Hi ElgeStevens, Im Ramani Talley. Im from Houston, Texas and Im a freshman biology premed major. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ramanit (talk • contribs) 20:09, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 13:46, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

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Hi! I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to move your work from your talk page to your sandbox: User:ElgeStevens/sandbox. This should make it easier to keep track of your work and it may make it easier to edit, since you should be able to use VisualEditor on your sandbox. If you can't, follow these directions to enable VisualEditor.

Moving it should also help make it easier for people to communicate on your talk page. Let me know if you have any questions! Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:16, 6 October 2017 (UTC)

Academic Article Outline

Title: Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children Associated With the Flint Drinking Water Crisis: A Spatial Analysis of Risk and Public Health Response

Citation: Mona Hanna-Attisha, Jenny LaChance, Richard Casey Sadler, Allison Champney Schnepp, “Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children Associated With the Flint Drinking Water Crisis: A Spatial Analysis of Risk and Public Health Response”, American Journal of Public Health 106, no. 2 (February 1, 2016): pp. 283-290. DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.303003

PMID: 26691115

Main Argument: The argument is how the changing of Flint's water source affected pediatric blood levels.

Basic Points: To understand the negative affects of the contaminated water, scientists analyzed blood lead levels in children from 2013 and 2015. They found that blood lead levels increased about 5% within Flint residents. Persons blood lead levels that lived outside of Flint showed no change of levels. Due to the lack of attention focused on Flint's infrastructure, the contaminated water source has increased the possibility of disabled cognitive abilities among other developmental issues.*

Supporting Evidence: The academic article I've chosen has cited an immense amount of reputable data that will aid my addition to the Flint Water Crisis Wikipedia page. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Preventing lead poisoning in young children. 2005. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/publications/PrevLeadPoisoning.pdf. Accessed September 30, 2015.* ElgeStevens (talk) 23:26, 12 October 2017 (UTC)

Outline of Contribution

Article being contributed to: Flint Water Crisis: Wikipedia contributors. "Flint water crisis." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 19 Oct. 2017. Web. 19 Oct. 2017.

What information is on the entry already: There are studies conducted by Hurley Medical Center (Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha) and Virginia Tech (Dr. Marc Edwards). There is plenty of information on why the crisis may have happened and who will be held responsible, however I choose to focus on the health studies seeing that the information I am going to be adding closely relates to the health care industry.

List the main points: This entry will consist of the studies conducted by Daniel Grossman, West Virginia and David Slusky, Kansas University. Studies show that during the time of Nov. 2013 through March 2015 women were fifty percent more likely to experience a miscarriage or fetal death. The second underlying point is the effects of lead on fetal health. I am adding this information so that the more people who read the "Flint Water Crisis" article will be more aware of more studies that the masses aren't well aware of.

The following sources I will be using to cite from: Holodny, Elena. “Fetal deaths rose 58% after Flint switched to lead-Poisoned water.” Business Insider, Business Insider, 22 Sept. 2017, www.businessinsider.com/flint-water-crisis-fertility-rates-2017-9.

Ingraham, Christopher. “Flint’s lead-Poisoned water had a ‘horrifyingly large’ effect on fetal deaths, study finds.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 21 Sept. 2017, www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/09/21/flints-lead-poisoned-water-had-a-horrifyingly-large-effect-on-fetal-deaths-study-finds/.

Grossman, Daniel, and David Slusky. “The Effect of an Increase in Lead in the Water System on Fertility and Birth Outcomes: The Case of Flint, Michigan.” Working Paper Series, no. 17, ser. 25, 7 Aug. 2017, pp. 1–64. 25.ElgeStevens (talk) 22:50, 19 October 2017 (UTC)

Peer Reviews

I will be peer reviewing the following authors: Ramanit, Gstew42, and Vonney25.ElgeStevens (talk) 02:17, 3 November 2017 (UTC)