Heat Happens: Simple Ways to Keep Children Cool
2026-05-16 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Presenters: Jessica Mauricio Price, MS is CEHN’s Eco-Healthy Child Care® Program Manager and Elisabeth Repp, MHS is CEHN’s Eco-Healthy Child Care® Program Assistant
As temperatures rise, childcare providers play a key role in keeping children safe, comfortable, and ready to learn. Young children are especially vulnerable to heat because their bodies warm up faster and have a harder time cooling down. This 40-minute webinar explores why children are more sensitive to heat and how simple strategies can make outdoor play safer all summer long.
We’ll discuss how to recognize early signs of heat-related illness, create a low-cost portable shade structure, encourage healthy hydration, and choose safer sunscreens for daily use. Participants will also receive ready-to-use resources designed for both childcare providers and families. These include printable fact sheets that teach children about sun and heat safety.
Join us to share ideas and explore practices that help children stay active, safe, and happy outdoors throughout the summer.
Registration $10. Members can always register for FREE – learn more about membership: https://www.texaschildreninnature.org/give/membership
If you are a Texas Children in Nature (TCiNN) member, please refer to your Membership Information Email to see instructions for registering
Webinar offered at 10am Central on May 16th, 2026
Ticket Sales will end on May 15th, 2026
Webinar will be recorded and available for TCiNN members and registrants
A Zoom link will be emailed from a TCiNN Staff Member to registrants prior to the event
Please note – no AI note takers will be allowed into the webinars
A Certificate for a clock hour is available upon request.
This webinar is partially funded by the Texas Department of State Health Services in support of the OLE! Texas initiative.

Vote for Kids Webinar
2026-07-28 16:30 - 18:00 | Virtual
Join Children’s Environmental Health Network and partners to find out how you can protect kids’ health and their environments in the 2026 elections. Parents, caregivers, advocates, community members, health care providers, and public and environmental health professionals are invited to this engaging, nonpartisan discussion on identifying and electing political leaders at all levels of government who put the health of children, their future, and their families first.
Speakers:

Nsedu Obot Witherspoon, MPH- Executive Director, Children’s Environmental Health Network
Anne Mellinger-Birdsong, MD, MPH, FAAP- Health Advisor, Mothers and Others for Clean Air
Mike Schade- Senior Director of Programs and Strategy, Toxic-Free Future
Abre’ Conner, Esq.- Director, Environmental and Climate Justice, NAACP
Moderator: Garrett Smith- University of Miami School of Law student and CEHN Carol Strobel Policy & Health Education Intern

Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iZg1EbSKRrecW-HbXLQRPA

Healthy Schools for Healthy Kids Summit
2026-08-05 08:30 - 17:00 | Barbara Jordan Conference Center, 1330 G Street Northwest, Washington, DC, 20005, United States
The environments where children learn have lasting impacts on their health, attendance, and academic success. Yet too many schools continue to face aging infrastructure, poor indoor air quality, environmental hazards, and growing climate-related challenges. The Healthy Schools for Healthy Kids Summit will take place on August 5, 8:30 am- 5 pm at the Barbara Jordan Conference Center in Washington, DC. Leaders in children’s health, public health and health equity, education, research, policy, and industry are invited to join this collaborative event and help develop the first-ever Health-First Agenda for America’s Schools. Together, participants will identify shared priorities and advance practical recommendations to accelerate progress toward healthier, safer, and more resilient learning environments for every child.
Register: https://healthy-schools-summit.eventbrite.com

Vote for Kids Webinar II
2026-08-28 16:30 - 18:00 | Virtual
Join Children’s Environmental Health Network and partners for the second installment in our Vote4Kids webinar series to find out how you can protect kids’ health and their environments in the 2026 elections. Parents, caregivers, advocates, community members, health care providers, and public and environmental health professionals are invited to this engaging, nonpartisan discussion on identifying and electing political leaders at all levels of government who put the health of children, their future, and their families first.
Dr. Cynthia Bearer, MD, PhD (Chief of the Division of Neonatology, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital), Katherine Catalano, MS (Senior Director of Climate for Health, ecoAmerica), Lynn Thorp (President, Clean Water Action), and Leslie Fields, Esq (Chief Federal Officer, WE ACT for Environmental Justice) will discuss key voting issues that impact our children’ s well-being, like protecting science, climate action, clean water, health equity, and children’s health. The conversation will be moderated by Sam Stone (American University student and CEHN’s William K. Reilly Policy Intern). Stone will also walk participants through the newly published Voter Guide for Children’s Environmental Health and Companion Toolkit. These nonpartisan resources are designed to help voters make informed decisions grounded in science, transparency, and environmental and public health protections.
This will be an interactive event! Please come with questions and thoughts for our speakers.
Visit cehn.org/vote4kids for speaker bios and additional information on the Voter Guide.

Child Health Champions Advocacy Training
2026-09-24 15:30 - 17:00 | Virtual
Children’s Environmental Health Network invites you to this free training and workshop, which is designed to empower parents, caregivers, educators, healthcare providers, public and environmental health professionals and any other concerned citizens to act as child health champions. The session includes a 60-minute training to help participants build power, tell their stories, and take meaningful action together. The training is followed by a 30-minute active workshop where participants can develop their chosen advocacy action- from drafting a call script to setting up an appointment with an elected official, to practicing community organizing skills.
Speakers:

Amy Tamayo, JD- National Policy and Advocacy Director at Alianza Nacional de Campesinas
Jayne Black- Wisconsin Field Organizer at Moms Clean Air Force, Founder of Green Schools Rock
Rebecca Rehr, MPH- Director of Climate Policy & Justice at the Maryland League of Conservation Voters
Roishetta Ozane, PhD- environmental justice leader and Founder & CEO of The Vessel Project
Stella Hong- Student; Founder and Executive Director of HydroHarvest
Moderated by: Kristie Trousdale, MPH- Deputy Director at Children’s Environmental Health Network
