The Mount Sinai PEHSU participates in educational, clinical and community activities:
- Clinical consultations, referrals and medical management
We evaluate, diagnose, and treat children with diseases of toxic environmental origin. - Evidence-based recommendations
We provide evidence based guidance on children’s environmental health exposures to families, pediatricians, healthcare providers, and government officials. - Education and training
We educate and train students, physicians-in-training, Environmental Pediatricians, pediatric health care providers, parents, community members, governmental agencies, the media, and legislators about children’s environmental health exposures. - Community outreach
We develop lectures for community health fairs, parent meetings and other educational venues. - Collaborate in environmental investigations
We collaborate with local, state, and federal agencies in investigations of community level exposures, providing pediatric environmental health expertise to governmental agencies and serving as a resource that families can turn to for advice about children’s exposure to environmental toxins.