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Meet the Environmental Health Program Team

Jeff Hughley - Senior Director of Environmental Health; jhughley@cmh.edu

Elizabeth Friedman, MD, MPH – Medical Director of Environmental Health; Region 7 PEHSU Director; efriedman@cmh.edu

Luke Gard, CIEC, CMC, BOC – Healthy Schools Program Manager; Environmental Hygienist;
lcgard@cmh.edu

Mikayle Fritz - Environmental Hygienist; mdfritz@cmh.edu

Ryan Allenbrand MS, CIEC, HHS – Healthy Home Program Manager; Environmental Hygienist;
rnallenbrand@cmh.edu

Anita Didonna, CCRC – Community Health Specialist; acdidonna@cmh.edu

Heather Cochran - Community Health Specialist; hrcochran@cmh.edu

Connie Aubin – PEHSU Coordinator; 
mcaubin@cmh.edu

Kelvin Dam, RD - Prog Coordinator, Peds Environmental Health Specialty Units;
kddam@cmh.edu

Julie Kenward – Office Coordinator;
jlkenward@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
  • Independence School District
  • Johnson County Health Department
  • Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)
  • KC CARE Clinic
  • Liberty School District
  • Metropolitan Energy Center (MEC)
  • Mid-American Regional Council (MARC)
  • Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
  • Missouri School Board Association
  • Missouri School Nurses Association
  • National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH)
  • Northland Neighborhood Incorporated (NNI)
  • Rebuilding Together Kansas City
  • Sam Rodgers Health System
  • Shawnee Mission School District
  • Sleepyhead Beds
  • Swope Health Systems
  • Unified Government of Wyandotte County
  • University of Missouri-Kansas City Center for Economic Information
  • Westside Housing Organization
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