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 8th, 2026.
For a map of CEH Day activities see the bottom of this page: https://cehday.org/ Add your own!
The Way FORWARD: 2026 NYSCHECK Youth Symposium on Climate and Environmental Justice
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | 4:00–6:00 PM | Virtual via Zoom
NOTE: This is the day before CEH Day
Students and youth leaders from across New York State will share community-based projects and ideas addressing climate change, environmental health, and environmental justice.
Children’s Environmental Health Day – New York City
Thursday, October 8, 2026 | 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Hatch Auditorium, 2nd Floor – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Livestream – 10:00 AM–12:00 PM Sessions:
- Small Bodies, Big Questions: Plastics, Microplastics, and Children’s Health
Guest Speaker: Megan J. Wolff, PhD, MPH - 11:20 AM–12:00 PM – Awards Ceremony & Envision the Environment Art Showcase
Celebrating Environmental Health champions and recognizing the Envision the Environment Art Showcase awardees.
2025
The Way FORWARD: 2025 Children’s Environmental Health Day Youth Symposium
Students across New York State presented their community-based work for local environmental justice on October 8th, 2025.
Click here for the videos in 2 parts.
Participants:
- Blueprint Geneva (Finger Lakes)
- Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition (HBCAC)
- BridgeUp Health (NYC)
- Rochester Ecology Partners (Finger Lakes)
- Yonkers Partners in Education (Hudson Valley)Moderators: Sena Knopf and Claire Parks Ambassadors from Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition (Long Island)
2025 NYSCHECK CEH Day Celebration
Click here for the highlights of the day.
Some of the participants were:
- Alan Woolf, MD, MPH Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
- Alexandra Kranidis & Lynley Siag (NYS Children’s Asthma Initiative)
- Yelissa Alvarez, Jennifer Arcila and Daouda Diarrassouba (AIRnyc)
2025 CEH Day Events Around the Network
Upstate – Syracuse received a CEH Day proclamation from their Mayor!
Hudson Valley – Westchester received a 2025 CEH Day Proclamation!
2025 Art Showcase: Celebrate Children’s Environmental Health Day by sharing your vision
Here is the Gallery of all the entries.
nyscheck.org sought creative people of all ages to share their visions of what a healthy community looks like.
They created original artwork that captured their 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
The Way Forward: 2024 Youth Symposium on Climate and Environmental Justice
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: