Protecting Children’s Health In A Changing Climate

Includes a Live Web Event on 04/22/2026 at 12:00 PM (EDT)

This presentation, with speakers from the Eco-Healthy Child Care® (EHCC) Program, will provide an overview of key concepts in children’s environmental health and the EHCC framework for creating safer and healthier child care environments. The session will explore the connections between environmental exposures and child health outcomes, with a particular focus on indoor air quality and the health impacts of extreme heat. Participants will gain insight into evidence-based practices and actionable measures that child care professionals can implement to support healthier spaces for children to learn and grow.

Presenters:
Jessica Mauricio Price has been with Children's Environmental Health Network for 2 years. In that time she has presented the tenets of the Eco-Healthy Child Care® Program's methods to reduce chemical exposures for children at multiple national and state conferences including the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the National Association of Family Child Care, and Texas Children in Nature Network. Prior to her work at CEHN Jessica worked for the Texas Department of State Health Services (5 years), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (9 years). Jessica received her B.S. in Biology from Saint Edward's University in Austin Texas and her M.S. in Environmental Toxicology from Texas Tech University in Lubbock Texas.

Elisabeth Repp is the Eco-Healthy Child Care® Program Associate at the Children's Environmental Health Network, providing environmental health education, advocating for evidence-based regulatory standards, and implementing children's health best practices within child care facilities at low or no cost. She is an Alumna of the University of Michigan with a Bachelor's in Community and Global Public Health and a minor in the Environment. She also graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Master's of Health Science in Environmental Health. Specific interests include examining how the built environment affects population health, sustainable food systems, and environmental justice. Join on us on this glorious Earth Day celebration on April 22nd, 12pm EST

Elisabeth Repp

CEHN Eco-Healthy Child Care Program Assistant

Children’s Environmental Health Network

Elisabeth Repp, MHS is CEHN’s Eco-Healthy Child Care® Program Assistant. She received her BA in Community and Global Public Health from the University of Michigan and her Master’s of Health Science in Environmental Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She has experience working on environmental health-related research projects, particularly those which prioritize community engagement. Her Southeast Michigan upbringing sparked her awareness of environmental injustice as the Flint, MI Water Crisis was a prominent event during her adolescent years. She is passionate about environmental and climate justice. In this role, she aims to help bring awareness to environmental health issues which impact children and assist in mitigating childhood exposures to environmental hazards.

Jessica Mauricio Price

Eco-Health Child Care® Program Manager

Children’s Environmental Health Network

Jessica Mauricio Price works as the Eco-Health Child Care® Program Manager. Through this position, she helps provide education and actionable and low- cost techniques that child care facilities can take to help protect their children and staff from hazardous substance exposures. Jessica received her B.S. in Biology from Saint Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. Jessica decided early in her career to focus on helping prevent humans and animals from coming into contact with hazardous substances. She worked at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for nine years.

Her roles at TCEQ included Project Manager, Ecological Risk Assessor, and Natural Resource Trustee. Through these roles, Jessica was able to help oversee the removal of hazardous substances from the environment. Jessica left her role at TCEQ to attend Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, where she received her M.S. in Environmental Toxicology. The Texas Department of State Health Services then hired Jessica. Jessica worked in the Health Assessment and Toxicology program for five years as a Health Educator and Information Specialist. In this role, Jessica facilitated communication between agency scientists and the community so residents could better understand how to protect themselves from exposure to hazardous chemicals. Jessica’s work interests now center around preventing childhood exposure to chemicals. She believes that if we protect our most vulnerable, children, we are stepping in the right direction of protecting society.