6th Annual Children’s National Hospital – NIAID Virtual Symposium
OnlineThe theme of this year's symposium is Promoting Child Health: From Environmental Challenges to Pandemic. The event is hybrid with an in-person option in DC.
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Asthma in Our Communities: A Learn More Breathe Better® Webinar
OnlineThe Learn More Breathe Better® program will look at asthma through a health equity lens and highlight the many resources available to promote National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month throughout May.
World Asthma Day
OnlineWorld Asthma Day (WAD) (May 2, 2023) is organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma, (GINA). WAD is held each May to raise awareness of Asthma worldwide.
Healthy Air, Healthy Children: Addressing indoor and outdoor air quality impacts
Join as we celebrate EPA's Air Quality Awareness Week. This webinar is hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment (Region 3 PEHSU).
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National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Education for Pediatricians
OnlineThis webinar will build awareness of and capacity for lead screening among pediatricians and pediatric and non‐physician clinicians, including pediatric lead exposure as a present‐day public health concern, the importance of screening and testing, and community level approaches to decreasing pediatric lead exposure.
Climate Change and Impacts on MCH Health Populations
OnlineDuring this webinar, Dr. Abby D. Mutic will provide an overview of the impacts of climate change on maternal and child health populations and discuss her work in this space.
Environmental Chemicals and Children’s Health Continuing Medical Education
NYU Langone Health 550 First Avenue, Alumni Hall, New York, NY, United StatesThis hybrid course will consist of four modules, three lectures, and one Q&A session, and last approximately four hours.
Free soil testing in South Philly
2702 Wharton Street Philadelphia, PA 2702 Wharton Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesCollect soil from your yard or garden and bring it in for FREE testing by UPenn researchers. Results will be provided within minutes.
Lets Talk What’s in Your Well Water
OnlineWebinar by the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics will focus on how to keep well water healthy for children.
Environmental and Social Determinants of Child Mental Health
OnlineAbuse, neglect, trauma or adverse experiences during childhood coming from personal, environmental or social sources can lead to lifelong struggles including with mental health. Fortunately research also indicates that solutions […]
U.S. EPA Children’s Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) Meeting
OnlineThe Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) is a body of external researchers, academicians, health care providers, environmentalists, state and tribal government employees, and members of the public who advise EPA on regulations, research, and communications related to children's health.
Changing Climate and Pediatric Healthcare
OnlineWhether it is urban or rural, extreme heat, poor air quality, wildfire, flood, and other extreme weather events, children are certainly one of the most vulnerable populations we serve. These […]
2023 Nursing Summit on Environmental Health
Pittsburgh, PAThe 2023 Nursing Summit on Environmental Health, presented in partnership with the Mid-Atlantic Center on Children’s Health and the Environment, to bring together nurse leaders working at the intersection of health and the environment.
EPA Climate Change and Children’s Health and Well-Being in the U.S. Report
OnlineU.S. EPA will present on a report which quantifies future health risks to children for a sub-set of climate stressors.
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Tips for an Environmentally Safe Summer in Childcare
OnlineFeaturing Marilyn Howarth, PhD, the Deputy Director of the Philadelphia Regional Center for Children's Environmental Health
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Hearing the Clocks Talk: Circadian regulation of lung inflammation and repair
OnlineShaon Sengupta, MD, MPH, neonatologist and physician scientist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is the speaker at our final PRCCEH seminar of the Spring semester.
Accelerating Research Translation for Children’s Environmental Health in Oregon
OnlineThe Oregon State University ASPIRE Center uses implementation and dissemination science methodology to increase the uptake of evidence-based children’s environmental health information.
The Chemical Footprint of a Plastic Bottle
OnlineA report will document the harmful impacts of plastic bottles on human health, environmental justice, and climate change. Mike Belliveau (Defend Our Health) will present highlights of the report.
Environmental Justice and Climate Protection Conference
OnlineOur second annual Environmental Justice and Climate Protection Conference brings together community leaders, concerned citizens, elected officials, academics, and industry experts. Together we will break information silos through information sharing […]
When Helping Kids Means Healing the Planet: Climate Change and Childhood Lung Health
OnlineJoin us for The Center For Excellence in Pulmonary Biology's annual symposium for wide-ranging discussion on the impact of climate change on child lung health.
One Size Does Not Fit All: Understanding and Mitigating Heavy Metals in Baby Foods.
OnlineThis presentation includes useful information on heavy metals in foods as well as strategies to recommend for families to reduce their exposure and special considerations for high risk populations.
Deadline to apply for the Fall Teachers Institute of Philadelphia children’s environmental health seminar
The Teachers Institute of Philadelphia (TIP) invites teachers from around the School District of Philadelphia to participate in its fall 2023 Curriculum Laboratory. Upon successful completion of the program, participants […]
Unequal Treatment Revisited: A Workshop Series
OnlineThis workshop series is part of a consensus study that will identify major drivers of health care disparities, gaps in the evidence base, effective interventions, and more. This work builds on the 2003 Institute of Medicine consensus report, “Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care.”
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Women’s Health Virtual Symposium
OnlineThe HHS Office on Women’s Health will host a virtual symposium to convene federal and non-federal stakeholders in the fields of research, prevention, and treatment focusing on the impact of endocrine disrupting chemicals on women’s health and to explore actionable solutions addressing evidence to policy and practice gaps.