Meet the Environmental Health Program Team
Elizabeth Friedman, MD, MPH – Medical Director of Environmental Health; Region 7 PEHSU Director; efriedman@cmh.edu
Kevin Kennedy, MPH, CIEC – Environmental Health Program Director; Environmental Hygienist; kkennedy@cmh.edu
Luke Gard, CIEC – Healthy Schools Program Manager; Environmental Hygienist; lcgard@cmh.edu
Ryan Allenbrand MS, CIEC – Healthy Home Program Manager; Environmental Hygienist; rnallenbrand@cmh.edu
Anita Didonna, CCRC – Community Health Specialist; acdidonna@cmh.edu
Connie Aubin – Administrative Coordinator and PEHSU Coordinator; mcaubin@cmh.edu
Community collaborators
The Environmental Health Program has many community collaborators that support our efforts to make home, school and childcare indoor environments healthier for children.
- Asthma Ready Communities
- Black Healthcare Coalition (BHCC)
- Children's Mercy Integrated Care Solutions (CMICS)
- City of Kansas City Missouri Health Department
- Community Action Agency of Greater Kansas City
- Community Health Council of Wyandotte County
- Habitat for Humanity
- Johnson County Health Department
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)
- KC CARE Clinic
- Metropolitan Energy Center (MEC)
- Mid-American Regional Council (MARC)
- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
- National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH)
- Northland Neighborhood Incorporated (NNI)
- Rebuilding Together Kansas City
- Sam Rodgers Health System
- Sleepyhead Beds
- Swope Health Systems
- Unified Government of Wyandotte County
- University of Missouri-Kansas City Center for Economic Information
- Westside Housing Organization
- In the Community Home
- Community Programs
- Environmental Health Program
- About Us
- Pollen and Mold Count
- Healthy Homes Program
- Lead Risk Assessment
- Healthy Home Assessment
- Healthy Homes Training Opportunities
- Healthy Schools and Childcare Program
- Healthy Schools Training Opportunities
- Mid-America Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (MAPEHSU)