As members of NEHPC who are committed to be agents of change, we embody these values in order to build our intended culture. These are the principles that guide both our strategy and our individual actions.

• Environmental justice
• Trust
• Advocacy
• Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
• Credibility
• Interdisciplinary Partnership
• Fairness
• Anti-racism
• Collaboration
• Transparency
• Respect
• Commitment
• Empathy
• Structural/Systems Change

Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments
Kate Huffling
Executive Director

American Lung Association
Katherine Pruit
National Senior Director, Policy

American Public Health Association
Kate Robb
Deputy Director, Center for Public Health Policy

American Public Health Association Environment Section
Natalie Sampson
APHA Environment Section Chair

Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs
Chuck Treser
Interim Executive Director

Association of Public Health Laboratories
Julianne Nassif
Director, Environmental Health

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Meredith Allen
Vice President, Health Security

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials — State Environmental Health Directors
VACANT

Children’s Environmental Health Network
Nsedu Obot Witherspoon (Co-Chair)
Executive Director

Environmental Defense Fund
Tom Neltner
Chemicals Policy Director

Health & Environmental Funders Network
Ansje Miller
Executive Director

National Association of County & City Health Officials
Jennifer Li
Senior Advisor, Programs

National Center for Healthy Housing
Amanda Reddy (Co-Chair)
Executive Director 

National Environmental Health Association
Doug Farquhar
Government Affairs Director

Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units
Maida Galvez
Region 2 Director
Professor, Preventive Medicine, and Pediatrics, The Mount Sinai Hospital

Trust for America’s Health
Kevin McIntyre 
Associate Government Relations Manager

WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Dana Johnson
Director of Federal Legislative Affairs

Adrienne Hollis (Special Advisor)
Founder and President, Hollis Environmental Consulting

Leyla McCurdy (Special Advisor)
Environmental Health Consultant

Laura Anderko (Special Advisor)
Associate Professor, Robert & Kathleen Scanlon Endowed Chair in Values Based Health Care, Georgetown University

Richard Jackson (Special Advisor)
Professor, Environmental Health Sciences (Ret.), University of California, Los Angeles

Suzanne Condon (Special Advisor)
Assistant Commissioner for Health (Ret.), Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Water Equity: How the IIJA Can Help Ensure Safe and Healthy Drinking Water for All

Read this water issue brief about the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act, outlining suggestions for public health professionals to ensure the water infrastructure investments are equitably allocated, especially to communities that are underserved.

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
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• CONTROL COMMON SOURCES OF SCHOOL AIR CONTAMINATION
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• VENTILATION MATTERS
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En Español:

• DESARROLE UN PLAN DE GESTION DE CALIDAD DEL AIRE INTERIOR EN LAS ESCUELA
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• CONTROLE LAS FUENTES HABITUALES DE CONTAMINACION DEL AIRE EN LAS ESCUELAS
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• VENTILACIÓN ES IMPORTANTE
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RESOURCES

• COVID-19 Early Care and Education Collaborative (National Environmental Health Association)
• COVID-19 Guidance for Safe Schools (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• COVIDGuidance.org: Schools, Child Care, Colleges and Universities
• Creating Healthy Indoor Air Quality in Schools (U.S. EPA)
• Guidance for Schools and Universities (ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force)
• Guidance Related to Childcare During COVID-19 (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• K-12 Education: School Districts Frequently Identified Multiple Building Systems Needing Updates or Replacement (GAO report)
• National Call to Action: The Pandemic v. Schools (Coalition for Healthier Schools)
• Operating Schools During COVID-19: CDC's Considerations
• Reopening America's Schools Together (American Industrial Hygiene Association)
• Safe Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Schools and Childcare Programs: Plan, Prepare, and Respond (CDC)
• Schools for Health: Risk Reduction Strategies for Reopening Schools (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
• Ventilation in Schools and Childcare Programs (CDC)

Environmental Health Playbook: Investing in a Robust Environmental Health System

Explore this report from the National Environmental Public Health Partnership Council that makes the case for healthy environments for all across the United States. 

Download the entire report (PDF)

View the recorded webinar

Case Examples (PDF): Zika Virus / Flint Water Crisis / Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy 

Download the report fact sheet (PDF)

More resources

• Infographic: Investing in Health and the Environment Saves Lives and Saves Money (PDF)
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• 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)
• Environmental Health and Community Health Benefits Webinar — May 2014
• State Vote 2012 Webinar — December 2012

• Environmental Health at APHA
• Empowering Environmental Health Professionals
• Understanding Environmental Health
• CDC National Center for Environmental Health
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry