Twentieth Annual Awards Celebration

Celebrate Leaders. Build Community. Protect Children’s Health.

Join us for the twentieth Annual Children’s Environmental Health Awards Celebration and the tenth annual Children’s Environmental Health Day!

This evening is dedicated to honoring extraordinary leaders who are advancing science, policy, advocacy, and creativity to ensure all children can grow up in safe and healthy environments. We’ll come together to recognize inspiring champions, uplift youth voices, and strengthen connections across generations and build our children’s environmental health community.

What: 

This festive and high-energy event is open to all members of the children’s environmental health community. Join us for:

• Networking, cocktails, and a buffet dinner featuring seasonal fare
• Inspiring award presentations and remarks
• Collaborative and interactive art project reflecting on the past decades of the children’s environmental health movement
• Music, dancing and celebration to close the night

Together, we’ll honor the vision, courage, and dedication of this year’s leaders — and leave re-energized to continue building a healthier, more just future for all children.

When:

This event is a part of the broader commemoration of Children’s Environmental Health Day, on October 9th. The event will begin at 6 pm and we’ll say farewells at 9 pm.

Where:

We’re delighted to host this year’s celebration at Woodend Sanctuary and Mansion in Chevy Chase, MD, a 40-acre nature sanctuary dedicated to conservation and education. With its beautiful natural setting, accessible grounds, and mission to get children out in nature, Woodend perfectly aligns with our work protecting children’s health through healthy environments.

To make the evening easier for all to attend, parking is available on site and complimentary transportation will be provided between the nearest Metro stop and the venue (more info below).

Who:

We’re thrilled to recognize this year’s awardees, an incredible group of leaders and advocates:

• Child Health Advocate Award: Jalonne White-Newsome, PhD, leader, public servant, advocate, teacher, entrepreneur, and first Federal Chief Environmental Justice Officer
• Community Award: Jacqueline Patterson, Founder and Executive Director, Chisholm Legacy Project
• Policy Award: Healthy Air Partners Team, American Lung Association (including Diana Van Vleet, Laura Kate Bender, Shyamala Rajan, Liz Scott, Natalia Reyes Becerra, Emily Thompson)
• Media/Arts Award: Rozina Kanchwala, MSc., creative entrepreneur, playwright, organic farmer, and founder of Eco.Logic
• Science Award: Janet Phoenix, MD, MPH, MS, Assistant Research Professor at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University
• NOW Youth Leadership Award: Madhvi Chitoor, Student, Eco Warrior, and SDG STEAM advocate

Learn more about this year’s awardees by reading their full bios.

Join us to celebrate, connect, and be inspired.