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Finger Lakes Lead Summit 2023

Partnering to Reduce Lead Hazards for Rural Families

The Finger Lakes Lead Summit brought together 46 individuals from 27 organizations in Canandaigua on Tuesday September 19, 2023 to partner for increasing protection of rural Finger Lakes families as they deal with lead exposure. Pivital Public Health Partnership and the Finger Lakes Coalition to Stop Lead Poisoning organized the Summit, and the Finger Lakes Children's Environmental Health Center (FLCEHC) provided funding. Pediatrician Sandra Jee, M.D., M.PH. served as emcee and is Director of FLCEHC, which serves 15 counties as part of the NYS Children’s Environmental Health Center Network.

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Introduction
Melissa Wendland, Director of Strategic Initiatives,
Common Ground Health
The Health Need
Stanley Schaffer, MD, MS, Pediatrician and Director,
WNY Lead Poisoning Resource Center’s Rochester Office
The Housing & Workforce Need
Jennifer Becker MPH, Coordinator, WNY Lead Poisoning Resource Center’s Rochester Office; Chemung County Health Dept. Lead Program Staff Melissa McArthur and Ellie Carl
Panel Discussion on Successful Rural Models
Moderated by Elizabeth McDade, Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning and Program Director, Rochester ENergy Efficiency and Weatherization (RENEW)
- Paul Pettit MSL, CPH, Public Health Director, Genesee/Orleans Public Health, Presentation: "Genesee and Orleans County Health Department: Lead Grants and Programming"
- Anna Powell, Lead Program Coordinator, Chautauqua County Public Health
- Sarah Goodwin, Policy Analyst National Center for Healthy Housing, Presentation: "Federal Resources for Lead Hazard Control Funding"