Dear Maricela,

The month of November is Environmental Justice and Health Equity Month.

It matters when we broaden our knowledge of race and injustice. Our civic engagement and research with this awareness is essential for meaningful policy change to protect children's environmental health.

For inspiration, hope and action, see and share the links justice and human rights below:

Principles of Environmental Justice, and

United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 6 minute video.

CCCEH & EHS Publications

(Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 7: smoke-shrouded Manhattan as wildfires in Canada continue.

How climate change harms children’s health

And what parents can do, according to ‘Children’s Health and the Peril of Climate Change,’ a recent book by Frederica Perera

Neha Pathak

The fondest times of my childhood were the annual burst of flowers each spring. Not so for my kids, who sniffle and sneeze their way through pollen season.

With average temperatures growing warmer, trees here in Atlanta are flowering earlier in the year, blooming longer, and releasing more pollen than when I was a kid.

That’s led to what I have dubbed FOGO — “Fear of Going Outside” — for my children.

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What Can Public Health Learn from Indigenous Knowledge Systems?

October 16, 2023

Indigenous People’s Day is observed on the second Monday of October and honors indigenous communities around the world while recognizing a fraught history of colonialism and forced migration. A recent Grand Rounds discussion continued these conversations by posing a critical question: What would it take to increase public health in indigenous communities?  

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CCCEH COTC Partners in Action

Leave It Better

Briana Black, Director of Leave It Better hosted a Halloween celebration at the MS 331 community garden in the Bronx. The students and community visitors enjoyed decorating pumpkins and making costumes. Council woman, Pierina Sanchez who represents the 14th council district was in attendance. CCCEH EHJ Advocates Joseph Castro and Quincy Wise, and Maricela Ureño, COTC Coordinator asked community visitors to send e-messages to their Senators asking for lead free waterlines in the Bronx. Cheers to Briana Black for bringing the community together!

Juan Sombrero

Saturday, November 4 | 11:00 AM

Juan Sombrero is a bilingual solo clown show for young audiences by environmental scientist/clown Jaime Benavides, directed by Lindsey Hope Pearlman.

Juan Sombrero, a Spanish urban planner, voyages to the United States in 1863 to build his dream city. But a magical tropical storm catapults him into the present day 2023 NYC.

Welcome to CCCEH

Camille Valvur joined the CCCEH team as an ECHO Study Research Assistant in October. She is a graduate of New York University, (NYU) with a B.S. in Applied Psychology and Global Public Health. Before joining CCCEH, she worked with NYU's, Researching Inequity in Society Ecologically (RISE) Lab's SAFE Spaces Project, as a Project Coordinator. She worked recruiting participants in Close to Home facilities throughout NYC's five boroughs. Camille aims to continue working towards equity and justice with research and society.

Seeking Study Participants

Announcements

U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Safety Alert: WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree Pouches

FDA Advises Parents and Caregivers Not to Buy or Feed WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree Pouches to Toddlers and Young Children Because of Elevated Lead Levels

Free English classes being offered through The Open Door on Mondays and Tuesdays through The Open Door. Please find the flyer attached and feel free to share widely with your networks. 

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

mailman.columbia.edu/ccceh