Greening Our Children

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DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE

Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc, the Ethel Wise Professor, is a pediatrician and epidemiologist. He has been a member of the faculty of Mount Sinai School of Medicine since 1985 and Chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine since 1990. He was named Dean for Global Health in 2010. Dr. Landrigan is also the Director of the Children's Environmental Health Center.  Read More

COLLABORATING CENTRE

Mount Sinai Medical Center has been officially designated a
Collaborating Centre in Children's Environmental Health. Read More

NEWS

Chemical In Personal Care Products May Contribute To Childhood Obesity 
January 19, 2012 - Chemicals found in some personal-care products may contribute to childhood obesity, according to research from the Mount Sinai Children's Environmental Health Center.

 

Future Climate Change May Increase Asthma Attacks in Children 
August 30, 2011 - Perry Sheffield, MD, Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine, and her team of researchers have found that climate change may lead to more asthma-related health problems in children.

 

Mount Sinai School of Medicine Establishes International Partnership to Improve Children’s Environmental Health 
July 25, 2011 - Prof. Dr. HRH Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol of Thailand travels to Mount Sinai to sign a Memorandum of Understanding that will improve research, education, and medical training.

 
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