Lead Poisoning is a Preventable Disease.
The South Bend lead affinity group works to prevent lead poisoning in st. joseph county, indiana.
Our Work
Outreach
The Lead Affinity Group also seeks to help reach out to community groups and residents to increase knowledge and connect organizations to current State legislation impacting lead testing and requirements. This “Lead 101” presentation can be found here. If your organization would like a LAG member to make a presentation, please contact us at SBLeadAffinity@gmail.com
Advocacy
Communication
The Lead Affinity Group has focused on advocacy and leadership which has resulted in an impressive $8.9M NEW dollars since 2017 for St. Joseph County and South Bend. Equally important are several new policies that have been developed with the support of Lead Affinity Group members.
A key part of the Lead Affinity Group is that we’re a cross-sector collalition of community partners and residents seeking a common goal. Much of our work is to amplify each other’s efforts and to work in partnerships to increase the impact and reduction of lead poisoning together.
Resources
The Lead Affinity Group works together to collaborate on sharing and increasing lead poisoning prevention resources in the St. Joseph County and South Bend community
Local Lead Resources
The South Bend Lead Affinity Group is a community coalition comprised of members who are focused on lead poisoning prevention. We have been meeting monthly since Spring 2017. We are a diverse coalition bringing together expertise from public health and policy to education to building codes to research and of course health care.
Meetings
Contact Us
3rd Wednesdays each month
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
NNN Community Center
1013 Portage Ave
South Bend, IN 46616
SBLeadAffinity@gmail.com