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 of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
VACANT
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)

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/.

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.


Monday, October 21, 2024 · 9:30am – 11:00am

Thursday, November 14, 2024 · 10:00am – 11:30am



R​esour​​​ces

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