Children’s Environmental Health Day 2025

Happy Chidren's Environmental Health Day 2025!
Display table
Introductions with Dr. Madia Galvez and Dr. Perry Sheffield
Keynote from Dr. Alan Woolf 

"A Covenant With Our Children: Safe Drinking
Water"
Lynley Siag (NYS Children’s Asthma Initiative)
Alexandra Kranidis (NYS Children’s Asthma Initiative)
Yelissa Alvarez, Daouda Diarrassouba and Jennifer Arcila accept the NYSCHECK Champion Award on behalf of AirNYC
Panel discussion with NYSCHECK Champion Award winners: Michele Herdt, AirNYC, Lynley Siag, and Dr. Alan Woolf 
Nanci Pavlisko, Parent Advocate
Teresa Martinez, Program Manager, NYC Department of Mental Health and Hygiene, Asthma Counselor Program
Lusta Phanord, Director, NYC Department of Mental Health and Hygiene, Asthma Counselor Program
Ta'Sharee Grant (East Harlem Asthma Center of Excellence)
Dr. Sarah Evans
Dr. Chase Moon presents the Envision the Environment award winners
NYSCHECK Children's Environmental Health Day
Central Park Walk and Talk
Dr. Perry Sheffield with Dr. Muoi Trinh on the Mount Sinai behind-the-scenes sustainability tour
Mount Sinai behind-the-scenes sustainability tour
NY Academy of Medicine Rare Books Library tour group
From the Library tour: The Boke of Children is the first English Language book to mention the medical care of children, written in the U.K. in 1555, and the 1st edition of the Handbook of Children's Environmental Health

2025 CEH Day NYC Event Information

Thanks to all the participants. It was a great day!

Here was the agenda:

Thursday, October 9, 2025 | 8 am – 2 pm
Hatch Auditorium Guggenheim Pavilion, 2nd Floor 1468 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10029

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

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
Yelissa Alvarez, Jennifer Arcila and 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

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Children’s Environmental Health Day 2025

2025 CEH Day NYC Event Information

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