Children’s Environmental Health Day 2025 Hub - NYSCHECK Skip to content Children’s Environmental Health Day 2025 Hub 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 9th, 2025. For a  map of CEH Day activities see the bottom of this page: Add your own! 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 and Past Archive Below 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. Thanks to The Little Sister’s Summer Enrichment Program 2024 Other Events Proclamation from Senator Serrano We have just received an official Children’s Environmental Health Day Proclamation from Senator Serrano! Presentation by Dr. Nathan Graber 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. Other CEHDay Events 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: X (Twitter) 2023 Our third annual Youth Symposium on Environmental and Climate Justice was held on October 11, 2023. See the video 2023 Art Showcase: Celebrate Children’s Environmental Health Day by sharing your vision See the results of the Showcase. This year we are teaming up with Enviro-Art #clearskies For every piece submitted, member pediatricians will donate 1 tree to be planted through the Eden Reforestation Project , up to 10,000 trees. 2022 Our second Youth Symposium on Environmental and Climate Justice was held on October 12 from 5-6 pm. See the video 2022 Art Showcase: Celebrate Children’s Environmental Health Day by sharing your vision See the results of the Showcase. Environmental health includes factors relating to clean air, water and food; chemicals in consumer products; healthy homes, schools, workplaces and neighborhoods; as well as energy, transportation and financial networks. Communities of color and communities with less wealth are disproportionally affected by adverse environmental health factors. 2021 Youth Symposium on Environmental & Climate Justice Featuring presentations from: Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning Schools (WHEELS) – Clean Air Green Corridor Initiative Cyclopedia – Climate Resilience in East Harlem Cafeteria Culture – Data + Action for Zero Waste in Schools Envision the Environment 2021 Art Showcase The NYS Children’s Environmental Health Centers are seeking creative people of all ages to share their visions of what a healthy community looks like as we move forward through the COVID-19 era. 2020 NYS Children’s Environmental Health Day 2020 Climate Solutions for Child Health & Equity with Aparna Bole and Udai Tambar (VP Community Health, Northwell) Climate and Community Resilience Legislative Advocacy with Elie Ward (American Academy of Pediatrics District II) and Kathy Curtis (Clean and Healthy NY) 2019 Children’s Environmental Health Day 2019 Mt Sinai and NYSCECH hosted a wonderful event in honor of the 2nd Annual Children’s Environmental Health Day! Art Contest Results 2019 The New York State Children’s Environmental Health Centers (NYSCEHC) were looking for creative young artists to submit their original artwork to the NYSCEHC Art Contest. 2018 Children’s Environmental Health Day & Launch of the NYS Children’s Environmental Health Centers NYS Check 2025-10-31T18:17:20-04:00 Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! Reddit WhatsApp Email Translate Text: Page load link Go to Top