Maryland Department of Health
Environmental Health

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Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council


About CEH​PAC

​Established by the General Assembly in 2000, the purpose Children's Environmental H​ealth and Protection Advisory ​​Council (CEHPAC)  is to identify environmental hazards that may affect children's health and recommend solutions to those hazards.

CEHPAC reviews existing and proposed regulations and  is a source of information and education for the public, professionals, State agencies, the General Assembly and the Governor regarding environmental hazards.

Statute: ​Health­ General Article, §§ 13­-1501­-1506, Annotated Code of Maryland​​​​

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A​​gendas & Minutes

All CEHPAC Agendas, Minutes, Reports​


Our ​W​ork

​Annual Legislative Reports

Topical Reports

Recent Reports, Positions, and Letters

Additional reports, positions, and letters from prior years can be found here​. 
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Membership

Chair:            Subha Chandar, MPH, designee of Secretary of Health

Vice Chair:     VACANT, designee of Secretary of Environment

Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms: 

MDAAlexander Lehmann
MSDEAlicia Mezu
DHSLisa Horne
DHCD
Jack Daniels
Governor's Office for Children
Moises Valle-Palacios
Health care providerBen Gitterman
Health care provider
Laura Allen
Academic institutionKristen Rawlett
Parent/GuardianJovonne Walker
EpidemiologistMegan Latshaw
EconomistPaul Ferraro
ToxicologistNse Witherspoon
MACODianna Abney
Private industryVACANT
CEJSCCamille Burke


Appointed by Senate President:  Senator Dawn Gile

Appointed by House Speaker:  Delegate Mary Lehman​​​

Staff:   Kylan Simpson (MDH)

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Interested in applying for a position with CEHPAC? 

Please email Subha Chandar (subha.chandar@maryland.gov) and visit the Governor's Appointments Office website at https://govappointments.maryland.gov/.

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For More Information:

​CEH​PAC
Attn:  Subha Chandar, MPH
​201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore, MD  21201-2301
(410) 767-5303
subha.chandar@maryland.gov​



2024 CEHPAC Meetings


All meetings are virtual and open to the public. Members of the public will be given the opportunity to provide​ their comments at the end of each meeting. Please email Kylan Simpson to receive emails about upcoming meetings.


Thursday, December 19, 2024 · 9:30am – 11:00am
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R​esour​​​ces

Maryland State Department of Education Resources on Digital Devices in the Classroom