The Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health strives to improve the health and wellness of children across the country, by first starting in our own backyard: Philadelphia and the surrounding region.
The children in our area face many environmental threats and health problems– asthma, lead poisoning, air pollution and toxic chemicals. Together, our partners and member researchers work to implement real world solutions and interventions in Philadelphia to serve as a model for success elsewhere.
The Center was founded in December 2021 at the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and our membership includes researchers from regional institutions and universities.
What We Do
We are part of a national network of Children’s Environmental Health Research and Translation Centers, including:
Center Staff
Isabella Andreozzi, MPH
Isabella is the Program Coordinator of the Translation Core of the Center. In her role, Isabella administers the…
Jessica Jones Gupta
Jessica is the Administrative Director of the Center. In her role, Jessica manages the website, membership and recruitment,…
Rebecca Simmons, MD
Rebecca A. Simmons is the Hallam Hurt Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the…
Marilyn V. Howarth, MD, FACOEM
Marilyn Howarth is the Deputy Director of the Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health. Within the Center,…
Tyra Bryant-Stephens, MD
Tyra Bryant-Stephens is a board-certified pediatrician in clinical primary care practice for over 30 years and Associate Professor…
Aimin Chen, MD, PhD
Aimin Chen is the Co-Director of the Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health. He is Professor of…
Our Funding
The Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health was made possible thanks to funding by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences through grant P2CES033428. The grant provides five years of funding for the Center, with support from the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
