Kevin Kennedy
Environmental Health Scientist
Healthy Indoors Training and Consulting, LLC
Biography
Mr. Kennedy has over 30 years’ experience as an environmental health scientist, with 21 years’ working at Children’s Mercy Kansas City (CMKC). 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. Mr. Kennedy is a co-author on more than 50 research publications and abstracts 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 healthy housing principles. Over his 20+ 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.