Kevin Kennedy, MPH, CIEC
Principal, Healthy Indoors Training
Kevin Kennedy, MPH, CIEC, joined the Healthy Housing Solutions Board of Directors in 2012. Mr. Kennedy is an environmental health scientist with over 30 years’ experience, including 21 years working at Children’s Mercy Kansas City, retiring in 2023. Mr. Kennedy led the establishment of the Environmental Health Program (EHP) and through his and the EH team’s effort, they have assessed thousands of homes and schools, providing patient families, childcares, and schools with resources to assist them in identifying and reducing indoor environmental exposures that may result in health problems for children. During Mr. Kennedy’s tenure, the EHP received over $7 million in program and research grants and won three national awards, including the HUD Secretary’s Award for Healthy Homes in 2015. Mr. Kennedy has coauthored more than 50 research publications and was the primary author of the Healthy Housing Principles Reference Guide for the Building Performance Institute.
Mr. Kennedy currently teaches professional training courses on environmental health assessments and investigations, environmental measurement and sampling, building science, and the principles of a healthy home. He has presented workshops and presentations on healthy housing, environmental health, and children’s environmental health among other topics to thousands of people at conferences, national and regional summits, and local health provider meetings.
Over his 20-plus years advocating for children’s health, he has served on many national and local coalitions and committees advocating for the environment, better housing, climate change action, and understanding the community factors that have led to health disparities affecting children. He is a Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant and previously worked as an environmental analytical chemist, a research scientist in extractive metallurgy, and in a previous life was a historic home restoration carpenter and woodworker. Mr. Kennedy received his Master of Public Health degree from the University of Kansas Medical School.
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