October is National Children’s Health Month. This week, we continued to recognize and highlight efforts to promote health and wellness among our youngest residents.

On Monday, Chief of Staff Kristin Rzeczkowski joined Green and Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) President and CEO Ruth Ann Norton and partners from across the state at Lakewood Community School to honor the beginning of Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. GHHI announced that its new mobile app will teach residents about hazards in their houses, such as lead poisoning, and how to keep their families healthy and safe.

We also joined U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator, Shawn M. Garvin at a press conference on Tuesday where they announced a new $

6 million federal grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) for Johns Hopkins University to study the impact of childhood asthma and obesity in Baltimore City.

Earlier this month, we announced that in 2015 Baltimore City had th

e lowest recorded infant mortality rate and reduced teen birth rate. We also have continued to build our collaboration with Baltimore City Public Schools to address student resilience, thanks to a recently awarded $2.3 million grant from the Department of Education. Dr. Wen and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake celebrated the great work  Colgate’s Bright Smiles, Bright Futures program is doing to help students receive proper dental care through their mobile van program which services some of Baltimore’s most underserved communities. Our BCHD programs are working hard to ensure that children receive the care they need to grow up strong and healthy!

If you are interested in learning more about children’s health, attend the Baltimore Children’s Health Fair on this upcoming Saturday, October 27, 2016 from 10am-2pm at Morgan State University.