National Council for Environmental Health & Equity
The National Council for Environmental Health & Equity, also known as the EH Council, protects the public’s health by coordinating and leveraging our collective power to advance health equity and elevate the value of environmental health.
About the EH Council
The EH Council has representatives from national environmental and public health associations, the nonprofit sector, academia, community-based organizations and others affiliated with environmental or public health organizations.
Want more information about our environmental health partnerships? Please contact [email protected].
Learn more about the EH Council
Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments
Milagros R. Elia
Program Manager, Climate & Clean Energy Advocacy
Cara Cook
Director of Programs
American Lung Association
Katherine Pruitt
National Senior Director, Policy
American Public Health Association
Kate Robb
Deputy Director, Center for Public Health Policy
Olubukolami David
Project Consultant – Environmental Health, Center for Public Health Policy
American Public Health Association Environment Section
Toby Levin
APHA Environment Section Chair
Association of Public Health Laboratories
Julianne Nassif
Director, Environmental Health
Jennifer Liebreich
Manager, Environmental Health
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Abraham Kulungara (Co-Chair)
Senior Director, Environmental Health
Bloomberg American Health Initiative at John Hopkins University
Megan Latshaw
Associate Scientist
Children’s Environmental Health Network
Nsedu Obot Witherspoon (Co-Chair)
Executive Director
Kristie Trousdale
Deputy Director
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
Ashley Bergeron
Director, Non-Infectious Disease Programs
Environmental Defense Fund
Lindsay McCormick
Senior Program Manager, Safer Chemicals
Environmental Health Research-to-Action
Natalie Sampson
Co-Founder
Environmental Justice Coalition
Rhea Goswami
Founder and Executive Director
Health & Environmental Funders Network
Ansje Miller
Executive Director
Independent EH Council Members
Leyla McCurdy
Environmental Health Consultant
Suzanne Condon
Environmental Health Consultant
Laura Anderko
Environmental Health Consultant
National Association of County & City Health Officials
Chelsea Gridley-Smith
Director, Environmental Health
National Center for Healthy Housing
Amanda Reddy
Executive Director
Sarah Goodwin
Policy and Advocacy Manager
National Environmental Health Association
Gina Bare
Director, Program and Partnership Development
Michéle Samarya-Timm
Membership and Affiliate Engagement Manager
National Environmental Education Foundation
Sharon Stokes-Williamson
Program Director, Health
National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council
Leslie Mitchell
Executive Director
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units
Maida Galvez
Region 2 Director
Professor, Environmental Medicine, and Climate Science & Pediatrics, The Mount Sinai Hospital
Trust for America’s Health
Kevin McIntyre (Co-Chair)
Government Relations Manager
Young, Gifted & Green
LaTricea Adams
Founder, CEO & President
The EH Council have prioritized four interrelated objectives to guide their work together for the next few years:
- Raise public and decision-maker awareness of the value and need for the practice of environmental health;
- Ensure investments to address environmental justice are reaching those most impacted by environmental racism and historically excluded from decision-making;
- Respond to emerging environmental health challenges with clear and science-based messaging; and
- Maintain and strengthen the collaborative relationship with CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and develop and expand engagement with other federal agencies to advance environmental health priorities.
Our core values and norms underpin everything we do and are foundational to our identity and actions.
Core Values
- Environmental Justice and Structural and Systems Change: We strive to operationalize antiracism, equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility and fairness by challenging racist and other forms of oppressive and marginalizing structures, systems and policies and prioritizing long-term, equitable impact.
- Credibility: We bring subject-matter expertise and evidence-based technical excellence to the work, emphasizing the importance of empathy and lived experience.
- Collaboration: We are a diverse group of environmental health experts working with partners and audiences across a variety of sectors and experiences. We bring unique perspectives and strengths to our interdisciplinary partnerships.
- Commitment: We are passionate about our mission and leveraging our shared voice to advance environmental health.
Norms
How we work together:
We are committed to transparency, openness, respect and empathy in our interactions. Through these operating principles, we create a culture of trust and collaboration.
Who we work with:
We strive to work with a diversity of organizations and agencies – including those that represent federal agencies, local health departments, non-profits, and community-based organizations, academia, and others – and to increase diversity and representation of groups who have been historically underrepresented and disproportionately affected by environmental health issues.
Advancing Environmental Justice through Technical Assistance
The EH Council, with support from CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, supported five environmental justice grantees through the Advancing Environmental Justice through Technical Assistance Mini-Grants Program.
Resources
Water Equity: How the IIJA Can Help Ensure Safe and Healthy Drinking Water for All
Download the one-page issue brief summary (PDF)Download the full issue brief (PDF)
Ventilation Matters in Our Schools and Early-Learning Environments
Help us spread the word about environmental health hazards in schools by sharing our VENTILATION MATTERS images on social media:
- DEVELOP A SCHOOL INDOOR AIR QUALITY PLAN
(image text) - CONTROL COMMON SOURCES OF SCHOOL AIR CONTAMINATION
(image text) - VENTILATION MATTERS
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En Español:
- DESARROLE UN PLAN DE GESTION DE CALIDAD DEL AIRE INTERIOR EN LAS ESCUELA
(texto de la imagen) - CONTROLE LAS FUENTES HABITUALES DE CONTAMINACION DEL AIRE EN LAS ESCUELAS
(texto de la imagen) - VENTILACIÓN ES IMPORTANTE
(texto de la imagen)
Environmental Health Playbook: Investing in a Robust Environmental Health System
Download the entire report (PDF)
Download the report fact sheet (PDF)
More resources
- Infographic: Investing in Health and the Environment Saves Lives and Saves Money (PDF)
(text version of infographic) - Reflections on Community (Journal of Environmental Health, vol. 80, no. 6, 2018)
- The Value of Environmental Health Services report and fact sheet (both PDF)
- A Blueprint for Environmental Health — October 2012
Events
- Achieving Environmental Justice in the 21st Century: The Way Forward
- Investing in a Robust Environmental Health System (recorded webinar)
- The Value of Environmental Health Services (recorded webinar)
Achieving Environmental Health Equity: The Need and Opportunities for Public Health Action (PDF)
Achieving Environmental Health Equity: Opportunities for Public Health Action - 2 pages (PDF)
Achieving Environmental Health Equity: Opportunities for Public Health Action - 1 page (PDF)
Inclusion and Diversity for Equitable Advancement in Environmental Health Award
At APHA's 2022 Annual Meeting and Expo, the collaborative presented the 2022 IDEA EH award to Backyard Basecamp, a Baltimore nonprofit.
Resources on Environmental Health Competencies
- Environmental Health Competencies (PDF)
- Environmental Health Competencies Questionnaire Report (PDF)
Fact sheet: Climate Effects and Environmental Health
Climate Effects and Environmental Health (PDF)
Check out the accompanying list of resources (PDF)