We're dedicated to developing effective strategies to bring children’s environmental health research to the community, academia and healthcare. Founded in 2021, the Center is an NIEHS-funded program of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. It is one of six Collaborative Centers in Children's Environmental Health Research and Translation.
Our partners and member researchers work to implement real world solutions and interventions in Philadelphia to serve as a model for success elsewhere.
Working to improve children’s health by reducing environmental exposures across the Philadelphia region
Featured Programs
Incorporating Climate Change Into Your Curriculum
A free webinar series for teachers in the Philadelphia region (and beyond). Sessions explore how climate change is affecting temperature, air quality and water in Philadelphia, with a focus on children’s health. Teaching materials included!
Chester Community Asthma Prevention Program
The CAPP program provides direct intervention for families to reduce childhood asthma in Chester, PA.
Hazard Assessments for Asbestos in Schools
Assessments of schools for asbestos hazards, health risks and education.
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Examining the role of diet in the study of Bisphenol A and child neurodevelopment: Pilot Project
November seminar of the Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health. Led by Kristen Lyall, Sc.D., Associate Professor, and Marisa Patti, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, of the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University. They discuss the results of their PRCCEH pilot project.
Featured Events
The NJ Safe Schools Program at Rutgers
The PRCCEH December 2024 seminar: The NJ Safe Schools Program at Rutgers School of Public Health, and, selected findings from 2021-2023 NJ Newer High School Teachers Training-to-Research Cohort Study.
Associations of neighborhood environment, air pollution, and extreme temperature exposures with perinatal health outcomes
This session is led by Tim Nelin, MD, an attending physician and neonatology fellow at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.