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Environmental Health Watch Our program areas focus on Healthy Homes, Healthy People, and Healthy Communities.

05/22/2026

Last summer, Environmental Health Watch partnered with College Now to bring Power and Policy: Youth Edition to students.

The session was facilitated by Fred Ward, State Director of Building Freedom Ohio and Founder/Executive Director of The Khnemu Foundation, who helped students practice what civic power looks like in action.

Through EHW’s Power and Policy programming, young people explored how organized communities engage decision-makers, advocate for change, and understand the role policy plays in shaping their lives and neighborhoods.

As Fred reminded the group: “People in power want to know whether or not you have power too.”

This is what youth leadership looks like in practice.

We’re hiring.Environmental Health Watch is looking for a Healthy People and Healthy Communities Program Coordinator to ...
05/21/2026

We’re hiring.

Environmental Health Watch is looking for a Healthy People and Healthy Communities Program Coordinator to support community-based health initiatives, outreach, organizing, and relationship building across Cleveland neighborhoods.

We’re looking for someone who is:
• Organized and community-centered
• A strong communicator and facilitator
• Passionate about environmental justice and public health
• Ready to support real community impact work

📍 Cleveland, Ohio
🕒 Full-time

Apply here:
Indeed Job Posting https://www.indeed.com/job/healthy-people-and-healthy-communities-program-coordinator-b74107bc4d832063

“Community is not just where we live. It is how we show up for one another, especially in moments when people feel unsee...
05/18/2026

“Community is not just where we live. It is how we show up for one another, especially in moments when people feel unseen, unheard, or left behind. Real change happens when impacted people are respected, included, and empowered to lead the solutions shaping their own neighborhoods. We cannot continue to talk about communities without talking to the people who live there every day, who understand the challenges, and who carry the wisdom to create lasting change.

When we build relationships rooted in trust, consistency, and shared responsibility, we create more than programs or policies. We create opportunity, healing, and hope. Strong communities are built when residents, young people, leaders, and organizations come together with a common purpose and a commitment to action. Together, we can create healthier environments, safer homes, and futures where every child and every family has the chance to thrive.” — Kim Foreman

In 2015, EHW convened the Cleveland Health Department, Hispanic Alliance, Spanish American Committee, MetroHealth, Strat...
05/16/2026

In 2015, EHW convened the Cleveland Health Department, Hispanic Alliance, Spanish American Committee, MetroHealth, Strategic Solutions Partners, and community leaders in Cleveland to ask a question that still drives our work: what does it actually take to make homes safe and keep people healthy?

That partnership became Engaging the Community in New Approaches to Healthy Housing, Build Health 1.0 and it produced real results. A case study. A model for cross-sector collaboration. And community leaders like Councilman Kris Harsh, who was part of that early work and went on to serve on Cleveland City Council.

Build Health 2.0 deepened the work. We partnered with the Cleveland Department of Health and Building and Housing, CWRU Poverty Center, University Hospital, MetroHealth, and Global Health Metrics to develop the Cleveland.Housing.Health app giving residents direct access to lead certification and violation data for their properties.

Now we're in our third round of Build Health 4.0 funding. The only city to reach that milestone. This time the focus is food justice in partnership with the Central Kinsman Wellness Collective.

Forty-five years of this work. 10 years with Build Health. The partnerships change shape, but the foundation holds.

Did you know?EHW has trained more than 700 people - opening doors to new opportunities while improving homes across the ...
05/14/2026

Did you know?

EHW has trained more than 700 people - opening doors to new opportunities while improving homes across the region.

That's the kind of impact your support makes possible. Join us today.

Donate today at ehw.org/donatenow

Environmental Health Watch has been awarded both the Build Health and Kresge Foundation grants for a second time an unus...
05/13/2026

Environmental Health Watch has been awarded both the Build Health and Kresge Foundation grants for a second time an unusual distinction that reflects over a decade of sustained community health work in Cleveland.

The Build Health funding is now focused on food justice connecting the systems that shape what communities eat to the systems that shape where they live. The Kresge grant supports healthy home electrification making homes safer and more energy efficient through upgrades like replacing gas stoves, improving air sealing, and modernizing electrical systems.

Electrification, in plain terms, means transitioning homes from gas-powered systems to electric ones reducing indoor air pollution and lowering energy costs. For EHW, it's the next chapter of the same healthy homes work we've been doing since 1980.

Two national funders. Two parallel tracks. One integrated approach to community health.

05/12/2026

Kim Foreman, CEO of Environmental Health Watch,
shares how EHW’s 40+ year legacy continues to shape healthier homes, healthier people, and healthier communities across Cleveland.

From administering the Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition to supporting the Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition, EHW’s work is rooted in prevention, trust, and partnership.

And as Kim reminds us, the work extends beyond lead safety: health equity, environmental justice, youth leadership, sustainability, capacity building, and community wellness are all part of the mission.

“One organization can’t do it all.” That is why coalition-building, trusted relationships, and community partnership remain central to moving families and neighborhoods along the path toward health and safety.

Keep an eye out for Fresh Fest Cleveland this September, an all-day, family-friendly celebration of health, wellness, music, food, and community.

EHW has a long history of shaping responses to local issues, building trust at all levels, and collaborating with diverse partners to develop a thriving Cleveland.

Help sustain this mission and make a gift today.

Donate today at ehw.org/donatenow

EHW has a long history of shaping responses to local issues, building trust at all levels, and collaborating with divers...
05/12/2026

EHW has a long history of shaping responses to local issues, building trust at all levels, and collaborating with diverse partners to develop a thriving Cleveland.

Help sustain this mission and make a gift today.

Donate today at ehw.org/donatenow

05/11/2026

EHW is still driving positive changes in Cleveland. We invite you to support us with a gift today. Can we count on you today?

There's a difference between getting a grant and building something that lasts.In 2015, Environmental Health Watch was p...
05/11/2026

There's a difference between getting a grant and building something that lasts.
In 2015, Environmental Health Watch was part of the first cohort of Build Health a national initiative focused on community health and the Kresge FreshLo food, arts and culture cohort.

For both initiatives we assembled cross-sector and multi-generational partnerships that included hospitals, community organizations, and resident leaders.

A decade later, in 2025, a renewed Kresge Foundation partnership supports the healthy homes expanded electrification work, and Build Health supports our food justice work in Central Kinsman. Both foundations understand the role we play intersecting across communities as a multi-faceted power-building organization.

EHW didn't pivot to chase new funding. We deepened the same work. The partnerships evolved. The tools got more specific. The resident leaders who were part of those early conversations are now shaping initiatives that lead to
systemic change.

That's what sustained investment actually produces.

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