The New York City Children’s Environmental Health Center is located at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. We serve as the Network Coordinating Center, providing expertise in environmental pediatrics, public health, and outreach/education. We work closely with community partners to promote healthy environments for children in New York City and New York State.
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Contact us for information concerning environmental exposures in children and in women who are pregnant, breast feeding, or considering pregnancy. Experienced health care providers will provide you with the knowledge and counsel you seek.
New York State Children’s Environmental Health Center
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
1 Gustave Levy Place Box 1057
New York, NY 10029
Toll free: 1-866-265-6201
NYSCEHC Director: Maida P. Galvez, MD, MPH
NYSCEHC Co-Director: Perry E. Sheffield, MD, MPH
Project Coordinator: Michael Ejiogu, MPH
You can also use the form at the bottom of this page.
Covering NY Counties:
NYC (Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond)
Our services include:
CLINICAL CONSULTATIONS
Our Environmental Pediatricians provide evidence-based, clinical pediatric environmental health services for families and health care professionals including telephone consultations, telemedicine visits, and clinical visits.
Clinical Director: Lauren Zajac, MD, MPH
Clinical Co-Director: Erin Thanik, MD, MPH
Clinical Coordinator: Jennifer Acevedo
To Schedule a Visit: [Clinic Brochure – English / Clinic Brochure – Spanish]
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCREENING FOR HEALTHY HOMES
We have integrated Environmental Health E-screening into routine well child care at Mount Sinai Pediatrics Associates as well as in Pediatric Allergy Immunology and Pulmonology. We help families to identify common environmental concerns and refer them to community resources such as in-home services to reduce asthma triggers.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
NYSCEHC educates health care professionals, students, and other trainees on key issues in environmental health. to incorporate environmental health into routine health care. Together with our community partners, we educate families and communities about environmental health.
Environmental Pediatrics Elective Director: Lauren Zajac, MD, MPH
Elective Coordinator: Jennifer Acevedo
Environmental Health Scholars Director: Deborah Nagin, MPH
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
Together with diverse community partners, we work to promote programs and policies that protect and improve children’s health.
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ARTICLES
NYC Team
Maida Galvez, MD, MPH Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Jennifer Acevedo, MPH Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Perry Sheffield, MD, MPH Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Sarah Evans, PhD, MPH Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Lauren Zajac, MD, MPH Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Erin Thanik, MD, MPH Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Michael Ejiogu, MPH Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Local Resources:
Use this form to Contact Us with Concerns