Seminar by the Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology. Speaker: Jaime Madrigano, ScD, MPH, Associate Professor of Environmental Health and Engineering, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
Children's Environmental Health Day webinar on lead poisoning, misconceptions and hidden exposure, and communicating to the public about lead safety.
October Seminar of the Philadelphia Regional Center for Children's Environmental Health
This webinar will provide an overview of lead exposure in children, including sources and impacts. The presentation will explain why universal screening for lead exposure is important, as well as the management of elevated blood lead levels.
Thomas Gluodenis, Associate Professor, Chemistry & Physics, at Lincoln University of PA, will give a talk on potential, hidden exposures to toxic chemicals that can be found in our communities.
An overview of the major types of air pollutants commonly found in indoor environments, and their primary sources. It will examine the factors affecting indoor air quality and explore effective control measures to reduce indoor air pollutant levels
Noah Buncher, DO, Pediatrician at the CHOP South Philadelphia Clinic, will give a presentation on his work doing telemedicine clinic appointment with patients to prevent childhood lead poisoning.
January is Radon Action Awareness Month! Learn all about this naturally occurring gas and how it enters homes and buildings. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the US.
Megan J. Wolff, PhD, MPH, will deliver dynamic and in-depth lecture on what is known – and what is being researched – about the impacts of plastics on human health.
Dr. Stephanie Mayne from CHOP will present results from a PRCCEH-funded pilot study examining the association of extreme temperatures with missed pediatric preventive visits.