Join Isabella and Joel as they explore how the environment affects their health. Learn along with them through stories, coloring, and hands-on activities that show you how to take steps to improve the health of your family and community.
Vol 1: Healthy Neighborhood
Isabella is heading to Brooklyn Bridge Park to meet friends. Along the way, she educates her family about how the environment impacts health. The book features tips from environmental health experts from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Vol 2: Climate Change
Isabella and Joel are worried about climate change but excited to find ways to make a positive impact. With help from their grandma, they learn how to organize a community fair to educate their neighbors.
Book Reading With the Authors
Join Sarah Evans, PhD, MPH, and Valeria Menéndez, MPH, as they read through Volume 1 from the Healthy World, Healthy You series: Healthy Neighborhood.
Isabella’s Summer Bucket List
Join Isabella and her family for a Summer Bucket List Challenge by setting weekly environmental health goals leading up to the next school year.
Sun Safety
Outdoor Play
Healthy Eating
Indoor Air Pollution
Safer Cleaning Products
Reducing Stress
Earth Day Comics
Isabella is worried about climate change. As always, her nana is there to help!
Calling All Teachers!
We are excited to announce the launch of teacher guides to enhance the use of our “Healthy World, Healthy You” curriculum in K-5 classrooms. “Healthy World, Healthy You” books are action-oriented and designed to educate students about how the environment impacts health and empower them with tools to make their community a healthier place to live. We invite educators to partner with Mount Sinai scientists, gaining access to valuable resources for the classroom and the opportunity to host Meet the Author events. Learning modules and activities are aligned to New York State Common Core Learning Standards.
Authors
Valeria Menéndez Rosas, MPH
