Year 4 of the Academy for Environmental Exposure Reduction
Twelve students from different high schools across Philadelphia were given the opportunity to study environmental exposures to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and for eight weeks.
Assessing exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals through ultra-processed food: Webinar Recording
Hosted as part of Earth Week at the University of Pennsylvania, this webinar focused on the impact of processed food and hidden dietary EDC exposure sources on children’s health.
Using AI to discover meaningful knowledge from multimodal representations of longitudinal maternal/fetal health: Webinar Recording
The Romano Lab conducts original research at the interface of clinical/translational informatics and environmental health.
Ambient air pollution is associated with respiratory infection burden in the first year of life
Ambient air pollution is associated with respiratory infection burden in the first year of life, according to preliminary findings from the Immune Development in Early Life (IDEaL) Rome Cohort
Samantha McBride lab is working on new ways to detect microplastics
In Philadelphia, Penn has a microplastics lab that’s working on creating new detection methods and ways to clean up the potential toxins.
PRCCEH in the community!
PRCCEH has been across the Philadelphia region this spring educating students, health professionals and partners about children’s environmental health issues and programs.
Extreme temperatures, neighborhood opportunity, & pediatric primary care outcome: Webinar Recording
In this webinar, Dr. Stephanie Mayne from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia will present results from a PRCCEH-funded pilot study examining the association of extreme temperatures with missed pediatric preventive visits.
State of the Air Report Cards
The American Lung Association “State of the Air 2026” report ranks cities and grades counties based on their levels of ozone and two measures of particle pollution in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Millions of Preterm Births and Thousands of Infant Deaths Linked to Plastic Chemicals
CNN published an article titled “Millions of Preterm Births and Thousands of Infant Deaths Linked to Plastic Chemicals,” which highlighted a recent study co-authored by Dr. Leonardo Transande, director of the Center for the Investigation of Environmental Hazards at NYU Langone Health.
Making older homes a safer haven for young families in Lancaster
After five years, the Lead-Free Families initiative is proving the impact of a health system investing in safe homes.