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"We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope.”
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Dear Friends,
As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. we are thrilled to kick-off 2023 with three new environmental justice bills signed by New York State Governor Kathy Hochul, 1) the Cumulative Impacts, 2) the Mercury Out of Cosmetics, and 3) the Ban of PFAS in Clothing bills.
We applaud WE ACT for Environmental Justice, South Bronx Unite, JustGreen, EarthJustice, NRDC and many other groups that worked to pass this environmental health and justice legislation.
We are also heartened by the fusion ignition breakthrough at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the promise of clean energy.
May the new year continue to bring forth the fruits of scientific research, innovation and environmental health justice legislation to protect our children’s environmental health!
*In solidarity with Ukraine
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CCCEH, EHS & Justice News
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The Power of Mentorship, Dec. 12 2022
Behind many a celebrated career or collaboration is a strong mentor-mentee relationship. The School’s mentors help mentees identify goals and achieve them; offer advice on how to excel as a teacher and researcher; open opportunities for collaboration and provide entrée to a network of their peers; and guide them on the byways of academia. Most of all, they give emotional support and serve as a sounding board.
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Lets Talk About Racism Dec. 12 2022
OUR RESEARCHERS ARE SHINING A LIGHT ON DISCRIMINATION’S EFFECT ON THE PUBLIC’S HEALTH AND TAKING STEPS TO STOP IT.
In March of 2020, when then-Mayor Bill DeBlasio announced that the New York City Police Department would be responsible for enforcing mandates related to the raging COVID-19 pandemic, Seth J. Prins, MPH, PhD had a bad feeling. “We saw anecdotal reports in the media that most of the people being arrested or given summonses were Black,” says Prins.
When discussing her work, Ami Zota, ScD, MS, who recently joined the School, points to the structural racism behind the findings. While we might not typically think about the social context that drives definitions of beauty, Zota says, “environmental exposures are determined by upstream factors like racism.”
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Highest Metal Concentrations in U.S. Public Water Systems in Hispanic/Latino and American Indian Communities, Dec. 14, 2022
U.S. MIDWEST AND SOUTHWEST REGIONS HAVE HIGHEST CONTAMINATION LEVELS
Significantly higher arsenic and uranium concentrations in public drinking water have been linked to communities with higher proportions of Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Alaskan Native, and non-Hispanic Black residents, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
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We welcome our new staff member, Berenice Lama. She joins the Fair Start and the Siblings-Hermanos Studies as a research assistant. She has worked tutoring children of all ages helping them succeed and achieve their academic goals. She is passionate about working in the community to better understand the needs of others, give back and grow as an individual. She is a graduate of Lehman College and holds a BS in anthropology, biology, and chemistry.
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COTC - Community Outreach
This December we continued our CEHJ educational sessions with our school partners, Gregorio Luperon High School, I.S. 143 and a local youth service organization, the Police Athletic League, P.A.L. We reached over 83 individuals.
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The session at Gregorio Luperon covered Bisphenol A, BPA, information, prevention and the CCCEH studies highlighting the prevalence of BPA and its effects on children's health. The homework assignment was to distribute 2-3 CCCEH BPA palm cards and share the information with personal contacts. As cards were distributed, a young women inquired, "....does this pamphlet's paper have BPA like the store receipts...?" Nothing like inspiring inquisitiveness. | |
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P.A.L. youth requested an educational session on Beauty and Personal Care Products. The presentation focused on the dangers of mercury which is used in skin lightening products and also addressed colorism. Although the session began by celebrating youth turn out in the midterm elections...power still seemed unattainable. Youth shared their doubts about any legislative actions that could protect the community as we reviewed the "What You Can Do" slide of the presentation. Since the session, Governor Hochul signed the, Mercury out of Cosmetics bill. We are more than thrilled to share this with P.A.L. youth. In Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words:
"We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope.”
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Small job, big job - CCCEH staff know that team work gets it done. A big thanks to all CCCEH staff, most not pictured here. They made sure that over 1,200 holiday cards were sent out on time - allowing us to express our gratitude to our study participants for their contribution to Children's Environmental Health and Justice research.
Thank you-Didi, Adriana, Gladys, Judy, Darrell, Matthew, Boris, Lehyla, Catherine, Marichuy, Ashley, Anabel, Molly, Teresa & Sarah.
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We are recruiting
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Pregnant women 30 weeks or less (Mujeres con 30 semanas o menos de embarazo)
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Delivering at NYP hospital or Allen Pavilion (Parto en el Hospital NYP o el Allen Pavilion)
Thank you! ¡Gracias!
More information/más información
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Community Activities/Resources
Actividades/Recursos Comunitarios
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ESL CLASSES
Tuition Free Classes
for adults 21 and older
Registration is on-going (Seats Available)
Tuesday to Thursday
5:40 pm – 9:00 pm
J.H.S. I.S. 143 Eleanor Roosevelt
511 West 182md Street
Manhattan, NY 10033
For additional information please contact, Ms. Martha at 646.457.0576
No USA residency card required
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Support Columbia's Center for
Children's Environmental Health
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Help us create a world in which every child has a healthy start.
The Center’s research is powering action to reduce the impacts of climate change, air pollution, and toxic chemicals on children and families.
Your support is yielding both immediate and long-term benefits to children’s health today and in the future. Your gift will protect the gains that we have achieved together.
We hope you will make a tax-free gift donation to the Center in order to continue this important work.
With Gratitude
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Julie Herbstman, PhD
Director, Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health
Frederica P. Perera, DrPH, PhD
Director of Translational Research and Founding Director
Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health
Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health
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