Women for a Healthy Environment Email Format
Non-profit OrganizationsPennsylvania, United States11-50 Employees
Women for a Healthy Environment is a nonprofit organization based in Pittsburgh that pursues equitable, healthier lives by reducing environmental hazards through advocacy and community-based programs. Its work relies on educational programming, technical assistance, and advocacy to address environmental exposures that affect public health, with program areas focused on Healthy Homes, Healthy Schools, Healthy Early Learning, and Healthy Communities. The organization emphasizes creating communities where children can learn, live, and thrive, using a scientific approach to inform its efforts. Targeting families, schools, early learning centers, and local communities, WHE aims to reduce environmental risk factors and improve public health outcomes. Positioned within the nonprofit sector that focuses on environmental health and policy, the group operates from Pittsburgh and serves a regional community through its programs and partnerships, including collaborations that raise awareness of environmental risk factors to human health. The organization’s structure and activities reflect its mission to build healthier environments and reduce exposure-related health disparities.