Dr. Sheffield: far right

The NYC Air Quality Symposium took place at the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center on October 1, 2015. Dr. Perry Sheffield, TCEEE member and Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine and Pediatrics, participated in a panel on the Public Health Context of Air Pollution. Dr. Sheffield discussed academic research on air quality and health taking place in NYC. Air pollution is one environmental factor that presents a significant problem for health outcomes, particularly in children.