Our Mission
The Healthy Early Life Environments lab in the department of Health and Kinesiology investigates the ways in which environmental factors at home, in daycares and schools, and in neighborhoods contribute to health from infancy through childhood. Our goal is to improve children’s health and ensure that all children grow up in healthy environments.
Learn more about the team here. If you’d like to sign up to participate in one of our studies, learn more about our work here.
News and Events
- Elijah Davis presents his latest findings at APHA 2025
This past November, Elijah Davis attended the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association to share his latest research on climate change knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and vulnerabilities among family-based childcare homes (FCCH) in Illinois. In his presentation, Elijah highlighted recent survey findings on climate attitudes. He found that, while climate change risks are among… Read more: Elijah Davis presents his latest findings at APHA 2025 - Vinh Vo represents HELE Lab at ISEE-ISES 2025
This past August, Vinh Vo attended the joint meeting of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) and the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES) and presented his ongoing work with the Diet, Air Pollution, and Health Study. At the conference, Vinh presented his poster on the associations between the oxidative potential of indoor particulate… Read more: Vinh Vo represents HELE Lab at ISEE-ISES 2025