Irwin Redlener,
Children in a Post-9/11 World
Homelessness

Irwin Redlener, MD, a pediatrician and associate dean at the Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, is a nationally recognized expert on child health policy and disaster preparedness. He is also president and cofounder of the Children’s Health Fund, a philanthropic initiative created to develop and support health care programs for medically underserved children. At Columbia, Dr. Redlener founded and directs the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, with a special focus on the needs of children in a post-9/11 world. The acclaimed New York Children’s Health Project, the country’s largest health care program for homeless children, was developed in 1987 by Dr. Redlener. It is the model for the Children’s Health Fund network of innovative health care projects serving extremely disadvantaged children in 17 urban and rural communities across the country. In his role as pediatrician-child advocate, Dr. Redlener has published, spoken, and testified extensively on the subjects of health care for homeless and indigent children, terrorism preparedness, and national health policy.