October 11, 2018 was proclaimed the first Children’s Environmental Health (CEH) Day in New York State, in conjunction with the launch of the NYS Children’s Environmental Health Centers (NYSCHECK). This is an archive of past Children’s Environmental Health Day presentations and celebrations.
This year Children’s Environmental Health Day is on Thursday, October 9th, 2025.
For a map of CEH Day activities see the bottom of this page: https://cehday.org/ Add your own!
2025 Youth Symposium
On Wednesday October 8th, 2025 4pm (The day before CEH Day). we will be hosting a youth symposium out of New York.
Children from around NY State share their work making healthy places for healthy people.
Stay tuned the participant list. REGISTER HERE
2025 CEH Day NYC Event Information
Thursday, October 9, 2025 | 8 am – 2 pm
Hatch Auditorium Guggenheim Pavilion, 2nd Floor 1468 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10029
For those attending in person please REGISTER HERE.
Note: The early session from 8-9 am is a closed Grand Rounds session with an internal Zoom account. Please email Kristen Bohovich – Pediatric Clerkship Coordinator for more info.
For those joining the online Zoom CEH Day Celebration Webinar from 10am to 12 noon only. REGISTER HERE.
SCHEDULE
All sessions take place in Hatch Auditorium unless otherwise noted.
8–9 am: Pediatric Grand Rounds A Covenant With Our Children: Safe Drinking Water
Alan Woolf, MD, MPH Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School Zoom.
9–10 am: Informal Networking
10:10–11 am: Success Stories in Home-Based Asthma Services
Alexandra Kranidis & Lynley Siag, NYS Children’s Asthma Initiative
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Home Environmental Remediation Programs
Catholic Charities of Buffalo
Daouda Diarrassouba, AIRnyc
11:10–12 pm: Awards Ceremony Honoring our Environmental Health Champions and Envision the Environment
Youth Art Contest Awardees
12–12:50 pm: Lunch
(Reception area outside Hatch Auditorium) Note: Food and beverages are not permitted inside the Hatch Auditorium.
1–2 pm: Walk & Tours
(Optional; choose one) Note: Tour is limited to about 15 participants. Advance sign-up is recommended.
1) NY Academy of Medicine Rare Books Library tour
2) Hospital behind-the-scenes sustainability tour
3) Central Park walk and talk
Download the CEH Day 2025 Schedule for Mount Sinai in NYC as a PDF.
2025 CEH Day Events Around the Network
Hudson Valley – Westchester received a 2025 CEH Day Proclamation!
2025 Art Showcase: Celebrate Children’s Environmental Health Day by sharing your vision
Call for Entries!
Submissions due Oct 3rd, 2025
NYSCHECK.org is seeking creative people of all ages to share their visions of what a healthy community looks like.
Create an original artwork that captures your vision in one of two categories:
Healthy Communities – What do homes, neighborhoods and places that are healthy for people look like?
Fast Fashion – What can you tell us about the problems and solutions for the rapid production and disposal of clothing that contributes to climate change and pollution?
2024 and Past Archive Below
The Way Forward 2024 Youth Symposium on Climate and Environmental Justice
Update:
We’ve completed the Youth Symposium for this year.
Please see the video archive page where the video is posted in two parts.
2024 Art Showcase: Celebrate Children’s Environmental Health Day by sharing your vision
See the Showcase.
2024 Other Events
We have just received an official Children’s Environmental Health Day Proclamation from Senator Serrano!
For Children’s Environmental Health Day at Mount Sinai NYC this year, Dr. Nathan Graber gave a presentation – Pediatric Policy: Persistence, Perseverance, Perseveration, Patience, and Perspiration. Enabling a better world for kids.
Link to the Presentation.
Link on Instagram for more.
There is a great overview map of all CEH Day activities nationally on the cehday.org site. Scroll down to see the map
Let’s talk about Children’s Environmental Health!
#CEHchat 2024 was held on October 9 at 12 pm ET, hosted by Children’s Environmental Health Day, Children’s Environmental Health Network, Eco-Healthy Child Care, and the Climate Mental Health Network.
All individuals and organizations who work for clean air and water, safer food and products, and healthier places for children to live, learn, and play are invited to join Children’s Environmental Health Chat 2024!
The Chat was held on multiple channels by the Children’s Environmental Health Network.
The questions and answers can be seen here:
2023
Our third annual Youth Symposium on Environmental and Climate Justice was held on October 11, 2023.
See the video
2023 Art Showcase: Celebrate Children’s Environmental Health Day by sharing your vision
See the results of the Showcase.
This year we are teaming up with Enviro-Art #clearskies.
For every piece submitted, member pediatricians will donate 1 tree to be planted through the Eden Reforestation Project, up to 10,000 trees.
2022
Our second Youth Symposium on Environmental and Climate Justice was held on October 12 from 5-6 pm.
See the video
2022 Art Showcase: Celebrate Children’s Environmental Health Day by sharing your vision
See the results of the Showcase.
Environmental health includes factors relating to clean air, water and food; chemicals in consumer products; healthy homes, schools, workplaces and neighborhoods; as well as energy, transportation and financial networks. Communities of color and communities with less wealth are disproportionally affected by adverse environmental health factors.
2021
Youth Symposium on Environmental & Climate Justice
Featuring presentations from:
Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning Schools (WHEELS) – Clean Air Green Corridor Initiative
Cyclopedia – Climate Resilience in East Harlem
Cafeteria Culture – Data + Action for Zero Waste in Schools
Envision the Environment 2021 Art Showcase
The NYS Children’s Environmental Health Centers are seeking creative people of all ages to share their visions of what a healthy community looks like as we move forward through the COVID-19 era.
2020
NYS Children’s Environmental Health Day 2020
Climate Solutions for Child Health & Equity with Aparna Bole and Udai Tambar (VP Community Health, Northwell)
Climate and Community Resilience
Legislative Advocacy with Elie Ward (American Academy of Pediatrics District II) and Kathy Curtis (Clean and Healthy NY)
2019
Children’s Environmental Health Day 2019
Mt Sinai and NYSCECH hosted a wonderful event in honor of the 2nd Annual Children’s Environmental Health Day!
Art Contest Results 2019
The New York State Children’s Environmental Health Centers (NYSCEHC) were looking for creative young artists to submit their original artwork to the NYSCEHC Art Contest.
