Research Impact
The Center's research moves from the academic setting to the broader community in an effort to inform and create a demand for environmental health and justice policies that improve the health and well-being of all, especially children.
Through our Community Outreach and Engagement, alliance with our Community Partners and Translational Activities, our research helps move the environmental health and justice policy debate forward as we work to make a lasting impact.
2025 Highlights
In 2025, CCCEH continued to advance its mission through research, community engagement, youth programming, and policy impact:
- Advancing the science: CCCEH contributed 47 peer-reviewed publications, with 30% available in Spanish, to better serve diverse communities.
- Reaching our community: Outreach efforts reached 2,462 individuals through events, community-based organization (CBO) trainings, school-based sessions, health fairs, and street outreach.
- Supporting research participants: CCCEH conducted 1,117 study visits in 2025.
- Engaging the next generation: Through the Youth Council, NEEDYA Garden at MS331, the Leave It Better program, and MSPH practicum students, CCCEH is cultivating the next generation of environmental health advocates and researchers.
- Driving policy change: CCCEH research contributed to strengthened EPA standards on fine particulate air pollution, a proposed ban on chlorpyrifos in food, and evidence supporting clean air and climate policies.