Chester City Council passes lead certification ordinance
The City of Chester passed a new lead ordinance in a continued effort to end lead paint poisoning.
The City of Chester passed a new lead ordinance in a continued effort to end lead paint poisoning.
ABC News 6 featured some of the environmental justice issues faced by the residents of the Eastwick neighborhood in Philadelphia.
A new national-scale, multi-sector EPA report showcases some of the ways children are especially vulnerable to a variety of health effects from climate change due to physical, cognitive, behavioral, and social factors.
Center member Tyra Bryant-Stephens, MD, was a lead author on a Case Study featured in the American Academy of Pediatrics, titled, “A Health System-Initiated Intervention to Remediate Homes of Children With Asthma”.
Center Member Jianghong Liu, PhD, is one of two Penn Nursing faculty members to be honored by Sigma Theta Tau International for their contributions to the nursing profession.
Lehigh researchers, including Center member Dr. Hyunok Choi, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), will investigate exposure to ethylene oxide and other air toxics.
Center member Eugenia South, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania, was featured in the March issue of Philadelphia Magazine for her work on the connections between environmental factors and gun […]
The February 25th Vox.com article on the East Palestine train derailment featured a quote from PRCCEH Center Deputy Director Dr. Marilyn Howarth.
Through the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, Center member Jane Clougherty, MSc, ScD, professor in the Drexel University Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, was awarded more than $1 […]
In January, the University of Pennsylvania became home to the inaugural March of Dimes Research Center for Advancing Maternal Health Equity. Under the leadership of Elizabeth Howell, MD, MPP, chair of the […]
Marina Oktapodas Feiler’s research focuses on environmental hazards that can harm children’s health, particularly pre- and postnatal exposure to lead and chemicals in everyday items and the environment that can […]
On February 3, the co-Directors of our Center’s Translation Core, Drs. Marilyn Howarth and Tyra Bryant-Stephens attended an event with President Biden and Vice President Harris on the removal of […]
Philadelphia is receiving $500 million from the federal government to upgrade its water facilities and equipment, including the replacement of more than 19 miles of water mains and service lines. […]
Nonprofit organizations and governments in 20 of New Jersey’s counties will split $38 million in federal funds in a bid to address lead paint in New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy […]