Amy Ansehl, B.S.N., M.S.N., D.N.P., R.N., FNP-BC, has developed a public health applied practice experience course that has utilized more than 700 sites locally, nationally, and internationally where students have applied the knowledge and skills, they have learned in their course work. She presented the course at the American Public Health Association National Conference.

Dr. Ansehl leads the community outreach and education for the Children’s Environmental Health Center of the Hudson Valley (CEHCHV), a center of excellence in the Institute of Public Health at NYMC SHSP. 

In addition, she has been appointed a liaison to the United Nations Academic Impact for Sustainable Development Goal 3 Hub at NYMC SHSP. Dr. Ansehl is the chair of the board of directors for the Visiting Nurse Services in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess and the Bronx Foundation. She also serves on the board of directors of Hospice of Westchester, Westchester Community College Foundation and the Cornerstone Family Health Center which is a federally funded community health center. Dr. Ansehl has received numerous awards for her community health promotion work and leadership in education from Columbia University School of Nursing, New York Medical College, the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Visiting Nurse Services. She is a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine.

Areas of Expertise

• Public Health Practice
• Leadership and Administration
• Home care administration
• Children’s Environmental Health
• Community Outreach and Education
• Nursing Practice and Leadership
• Strategic Planning

Education

• B.A., Psychology, Columbia University
• B.S.N., Columbia University School of Nursing
• M.S.N., Family Nurse Practitioner, Columbia University School of Nursing
• D.N.P., Doctor of Nursing Practice, University of Pittsburgh 
• Fellowship, New York Academy of Medicine

Recent Presentations

• January 12, 2021, Ansehl, A., Brown B., Dantes V., Adler., Hansen, E. (2021). Food Insecurity: An interprofessional team-based approach at New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
• January 12, 2021, Ansehl, A. (2021). Factors that contribute to asthma exacerbations at the American Lung Association Virtual Asthma Educator Institute, Albany, NY 
• December 22, 2020, Ansehl, A., Contreras, G., Imran., A., Knapp, P. (2020). Covid Vaccine Education for Nursing homes at the Ambassador Nursing Home, Scarsdale, NY
• November 24, 2020, Ansehl, A., Murthy P. (2020). Public Health Overview for AmeriCorps National Health Corps, Sun River Health, Peekskill, NY
• November 12, 2020, Ansehl, A. (2020). Factors that contribute to asthma exacerbations at the American Lung Association Virtual Asthma Educator Institute, Albany, NY
• February 20, 2020, Ansehl, A. (2019). Part 2: Training NYS homecare nurses on conducting an environmental home health assessment at the American Lung Association meeting, Albany, NY
• January 21, 2020, Ansehl, A. (2019). Part 1: Training NYS homecare nurses on conducting an environmental home health assessment at the American Lung Association meeting, Albany, NY
• November 6, 2019, Ansehl, A., Murthy P. (2019). The Children’s Environmental Health Center of the Hudson Valley (CEHCHV) thinking globally acting locally to reduce the gap between research and practice in underserved populations at the APHA 147th Annual Meeting and Expo, Philadelphia, PA
• November 6, 2019, Ansehl, A., Murthy P. (2019). Advancing the right to health and SDG 3 through the development and enhancement of the global healthcare workforce at the APHA 147th Annual Meeting and Expo, Philadelphia, PA
• November 3, 2019, Ansehl, A. (2019). Advancing the practice of homecare nurses through the empowerment of public health practice at the NYS Homecare Association meeting, NYS-wide webinar

Professional Service

• NYMC SHSP strategic planning committee member and co-chair community engagement pillar
• NYMC SHSP student affairs committee chair
• NYMC strategic planning Committee-vice chair community engagement
• NYMC Middle States Higher Education Accreditation steering committee and co-chair Student Experience
• NYMC SOM strategic planning committee member community engagement and diversity and inclusion
• NYMC SOM curriculum committee
• NYMC diversity and inclusion task force member

Memberships and Affiliations

• Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine

Teaching Responsibilities

• Co-director, Children's Environmental Health
• School of Medicine Undergraduate Medical Education's Area of Concentration, Children’s Environmental Health