Dear Friends,
We are happy to see the recent progress on federal action on climate change, clean energy, and environmental justice.
Although significant concessions were made to climate legislation in the past year, and the Supreme Court recently sided with West Virginia over the EPA's oversight of green house gas emissions from power plants, (see Dr. Perera's NY Times OP-ED below), this legislation is critical. We are hopeful that this will lead to long awaited policies and actions that will improve the health and well-being of children and families.
“The work of the government can be slow, and frustrating, and sometimes even infuriating.” “Then the hard work of hours and days and months of people who refuse to give up pays off. History is made. Lives are changed,” President Biden.
Wishing you all a safe and healthy summer.
*In solidarity & peace with Ukraine
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Climate change and air pollution — both largely driven by fossil fuel emissions — inflict a huge toll on the health of children. This is especially true within low-income communities and communities of color. The recent Supreme Court decision, West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, that curtails the E.P.A.’s power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants will greatly exacerbate this harm.
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July 7th, 2022
An analysis of racial disparities in urban air pollution reveals starker differences than previously understood in the communities where most Americans live. The findings are published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. “History shows that even a relatively small Black population can set-off racist practices that restrict where these individuals can live and work, which can lead to additional exposure to environmental hazards like air pollution." Misbath Daouda.
Senior Author, Dr. Joan Casey, Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences and first author, Misbath Daouda, PhD candidate in environmental health sciences at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health.
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Dr. Diana Hernandez on Housing and Health
"The fight for social justice can't just be about people who want more, without also the engagement of people who have more."
July 13, 2022, by EHN Staff
Dr. Diana Hernández joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how housing and energy impact our health and well-being. Hernández, a tenured associate professor of sociomedical sciences at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, also talks about “social impact real estate” and how she’s investing in her South Bronx neighborhood.
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Since it arrived in the United States in the spring, the BA.5 wave of COVID-19 has swept the nation, causing hundreds of thousands of new infections daily, recently including President Joe Biden. This Omicron sub-variant is believed to be the most transmissible yet and can evade immunity, infecting many who have received booster shots or have had previous infections.
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Heels), Hosts: Enhancing Scientific Workforce Inclusivity: Addressing recruitment, retention, and career development
In this session, representatives from several EHS, Environmental Health Science, Children's Centers, CC's, shared best practices from their programs that highlight recruitment and retention of historically marginalized BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) trainees and faculty. Discussions that followed focused on best paths forward as we work toward more inclusive and diverse research environments. CCCEH Director, Dr. Julie Herbstman was among the presenters discussing, "The Role of Team and Peer Mentoring in Creating a Supportive Research Environment." For a full list of presenters click here.
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Community Outreach & Translation Core Activities |
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Lead Water Testing Project |
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"Girl Power in action"-local women in Washington Heights,(Neighbors Hand in Hand for a Better Community,- founder, Cecilia Anglero) at their weekly community based planning meeting. As their guest, we engage them in ordering their water-testing kits.
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Alyssa Alvarez, CCCEH Practicum student helps community member sign-up for water-testing kits. |
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Click Here-Free Lead Test Kit for Water
- Two - 3 Days you receive your kit - courtesy of NYCDOH
- Follow the instructions to test your water
- Use the self addressed postage paid package and put in the mail
- Three - 4 weeks you will receive your results
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Snap a picture of the document and email your results to cccehcolumbia@gmail.com (Block all personal information, simply share your zip code and results)
- We will share our findings and next steps in upcoming newsletters
- THANK YOU!!!
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We are recruiting
Estamos reclutando
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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 (Var dar a luz en el Hospital NYP o el Allen Pavilion)
Thank you!
¡Gracias!
Para más información
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COVID-19 Vaccine Resources |
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For more information on children's vaccine, please find the links below. (Para más información sobre las vacunas para niños, haga clic en los enlaces a continuación.)
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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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