Impacts of Heat on Health in Early Life
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A discussion on the alarming consequences of rising temperatures on fetuses, newborns, young children and birth outcomes.
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Keeping Indoor Air Safe for Little Lungs: A Children’s Environmental Health Day Event
FeaturedOnlineA discussion of best practices to improve indoor air quality at schools, daycare centers, childcare facilities, and at home.
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15th Annual Fighting Asthma Disparities Summit
FeaturedOnlineThe 15th Annual Fighting Asthma Disparities Summit will explore a variety of ways in which we can address factors that drive asthma disparities.
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Exploring the Placental Origins of Health and Disease: from environmental drivers to solutions
FeaturedOnlineMonthly seminar of PRCCEH and CEET featuring Rebecca Fry, PhD, of UNC-Chapel Hill
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Indoor air phthalates and volatile organic compounds in NY nail salons
FeaturedOnlineVirtual seminar led by Dr. Inkyu Han of Temple University Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics on community-engaged research.
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Lessons Learned from Community Translation Pilot Projects
FeaturedOnlineA virtual discussion with 2 local nonprofits that each implemented a pilot project to improve children’s environmental health in the region.
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PEPH 2024 | Climate Change and Environmental Justice: Engaging Diverse Teams
FeaturedDurham, N.C. 27709The purpose of this three-day meeting is to bring grantees and partners within the Partnerships for Environmental Public Health network together for the first time since February 2020 to discuss common issues, approaches, and opportunities. The focus will be on engaging diverse teams in the context of the intersection of climate change and environmental justice.
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Heat, Harvest, and Health: Unraveling the Impact of Environmental Exposures on Farmworkers and Their Families
FeaturedOnlineMonthly seminar of the Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health. Speaker: Daniel J. Smith, Ph.D., AGPCNP-BC, CNE is a doctorally prepared nurse practitioner and the Weingarten Endowed Assistant Professor at Villanova University’s M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing.
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Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program and Philadelphia
FeaturedOnlineA multidisciplinary group of researchers from CHOP and Penn Medicine have received a $50 million grant from the NIH to study the impact of environmental influences on pregnancy and children’s health. The research program is part of the NIH’s Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program, which funds research to uncover how environmental exposures during preconception, pregnancy and early life affect children’s long-term health.
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Beyond Paint: Lead Exposure Risks for People and Wildlife
FeaturedOnlineAs part of the University of Pennsylvania's celebration of Earth Week 2024, we are pleased to bring you this panel discussion on the impacts of lead exposure to people, wildlife and the environment.
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Not So Sweet: Applesauce, Lunchables and Lead
FeaturedOnlineKevin Osterhoudt, MD is a pediatrician, medical toxicologist and the Medical Director of The Poison Control Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Kevin is considered an international expert in the treatment of childhood lead poisoning.
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Navigating Pregnancy and Children’s Health as our Climate Warms
FeaturedOnlineThis webinar will delve into the physiological impact of heat on children and pregnant people, focusing on particularly vulnerable populations. The presenters will also share some tips for keeping vulnerable populations and others safer on days that are dangerously hot.
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PRCCEH 3rd Annual Symposium
FeaturedPenn Medicine BRB II/III 421 Curie Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, United StatesThe 3rd Annual PRCCEH Symposium brings together researchers, nonprofit organizations, governmental leaders and local residents to discuss and learn about the latest in children's environmental health. Speakers will discuss the effects of lead poisoning, asthma, air pollution, climate change and toxic chemicals on pregnant people and young children.
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Green Cleaning for Childcare Providers
FeaturedOnlineJoin the Women for a Healthy Environment and the PRCCEH for an essential professional development session on Green Cleaning designed specifically for early childcare providers. This event provides 2 PQAS credits.
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The Enduring Legacy of Lead Poisoning
FeaturedPenn Medicine BRB II/III 421 Curie Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, United StatesPRCCEH is proud to welcome Dr. Bruce Lanphear of Simon Fraser University to kick off the Fall 2024 seminar series. This hybrid event is Friday, September 13 at 10am Eastern.
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Green Cleaning for Childcare Providers
FeaturedOnlineJoin the Women for a Healthy Environment and the PRCCEH for an essential professional development session on Green Cleaning designed specifically for early childcare providers. This event provides 2 PQAS credits.
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Incorporating Climate Change Into Your Curriculum
FeaturedOnlineA free webinar series for teachers in the Philadelphia region. Sessions will explore how climate change is affecting temperature, air quality and water in Philadelphia, with a focus on children’s health. Teaching materials included!
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PFAS and Child Development: A Children’s Environmental Health Day Event
FeaturedOnlineIn advance of Children's Environmental Health Day, PRCCEH is hosting a virtual event on the impacts of PFAS to children and fetal development.
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Examining the role of diet in the study of Bisphenol A and child neurodevelopment: A pilot project
FeaturedOnlineNovember seminar of the PRCCEH. 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 will discuss the results of their PRCCEH pilot project.
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The NJ Safe Schools Program at Rutgers
FeaturedOnlineThe 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.
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Associations of neighborhood environment, air pollution, and extreme temperature exposures with perinatal health outcomes
FeaturedOnlineThis session is led by Tim Nelin, MD, an attending physician and neonatology fellow at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
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Environmental, nutritional, and pharmacological factors in the development of autism spectrum disorders
FeaturedOnlineThe March seminar of the Philadelphia Regional Center for Children's Environmental Health. This session will be led by Arnold Eiser, MD, Master of the American College of Physicians (MACP).
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Earth Day Seminar: Mitigating Extreme Weather Impacts on Children’s Health
FeaturedOnlineLearn about PRCCEH climate change programs and other initiatives to protect children's health from extreme heat and flooding.
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Annual PRCCEH Symposium
FeaturedPenn Medicine BRB II/III 421 Curie Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, United StatesBringing together researchers, community groups and health professionals to discuss the latest research and programs to improve the environmental health of our region's children.