WHE uses a scientific approach to achieve equitable lives free of environmental hazards through advocacy and community-based programs.
A world where everyone has access to a healthy environment.
Women for a Healthy Environment (WHE) began as a small but passionate network of women inspired by the Women’s Health & the Environment conference.
WHE is a group of professionals dedicated to the education and improvement of quality of life and health for families. Meet our team, our board, and advisory committee members.
Women for a Healthy Environment (WHE) believes everyone deserves a healthy environment.

Join us on June 9th, at the Pittsburgh Golf Club. Our keynote speaker is Dr. Jenny Kay, research scientist at the Silent Spring Institute who identified 921 chemicals that may promote breast cancer development, ninety percent of them in products and environments people encounter every day.
Dr. Kay has spent her career asking a question that affects all of us: what’s in our environment — and what is it doing to our bodies?
We will also honor our 2026 Changemaker Impact Awardees, presenting the Healthy Homes Award, Healthy Schools Award, Healthy Early Learning Award, and Public Health Champion Award.
We cannot wait to celebrate these critical partners who are advancing community health across Pennsylvania.