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  • January 2025

  • Mon 27
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    The Human Cost of Wildfires: Protecting Health in a Changing Climate

    January 27, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Online

    Join leading experts in climate science, pediatrics, mental health, environmental health, and climate adaptation to explore wide-ranging short-term and long-term health risks posed by wildfires and share practical strategies for building resilience and protecting communities.

  • Wed 29
    Carla Campbell

    Protecting Our Children from Environmental Hazards

    January 29, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Online

    Please join the Drexel Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program for its first MCH Speaker Series Presentation of 2025! Feel free to share this with trainees and colleagues who may also be interested. All are welcome.

  • Thu 30

    Environmental Health During Preconception and Pregnancy – Opportunities for Prevention

    January 30, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Online

    In this webinar you will learn about burgeoning environmental health issues and how nurses can incorporate this information into their nursing practice.

  • February 2025

  • Tue 4

    The 2025 Mental Health and Climate Change Summit

    February 4, 2025 - February 6, 2025
    Online

    This three-day online event is dedicated to exploring the connections between climate change and mental health.

  • Tue 11
    Tim Nelin, MD

    Associations of neighborhood environment, air pollution, and extreme temperature exposures with perinatal health outcomes

    Featured February 11, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Online

    This session is led by Tim Nelin, MD, an attending physician and neonatology fellow at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

  • Wed 12

    Environmental Justice and Children’s Health

    February 12, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Online

    The panelists for this webinar will discuss environmental injustice and its effects on children from three unique perspectives.

  • March 2025

  • Sat 1
    Climate Change

    Our Planet, Our Health: 2025 Climate Action Convention

    March 1, 2025 - March 4, 2025
    National Academy of Sciences Building Washington, D.C.

    Join us in Washington, DC from March 1-4, 2025, for Our Planet, Our Health: 2025 Climate Action Convention, one of the largest events ever focused on planetary health and climate action.

  • Mon 3
    Playing Outdoors in Philadelphia

    2nd Annual CAFÉ Climate & Health Conference

    March 3, 2025 - March 6, 2025
    Online

    The CAFE Climate and Health Conference is an interdisciplinary opportunity for individuals from across the climate and health field to gather for cross-sector collaboration and engagement.

  • Fri 14

    Environmental Health Impacts of Artificial Playing Fields and Rubber Playground Surfaces

    March 14, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Online

    The presentation will include the myths and realities regarding the benefits and risks of these products, whether used indoors or outdoors.

  • Tue 25
    Arnold Eiser

    Environmental, nutritional, and pharmacological factors in the development of autism spectrum disorders

    Featured March 25, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Online

    The 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). 

  • April 2025

  • Thu 10

    Rising Temperatures, Rising Risks: Safeguarding Children’s Health

    April 10, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Online

    During this webinar attendees will learn the physiological, environmental, and social factors that increase children's vulnerability to heat-related illnesses.

  • Wed 23
    Child on tire swing.

    Earth Day Seminar: Mitigating Extreme Weather Impacts on Children’s Health

    Featured April 23, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Online

    Learn about PRCCEH climate change programs and other initiatives to protect children's health from extreme heat and flooding.

  • July 2025

  • Wed 9

    Annual PRCCEH Symposium

    Featured July 9, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 3:30 pm
    Penn Medicine BRB II/III 421 Curie Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Bringing together researchers, community groups and health professionals to discuss the latest research and programs to improve the environmental health of our region's children.

  • August 2025

  • Tue 12
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    Youth & Families Child Health Champion Training

    August 12, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
    Online

    These free trainings are designed to help advocates across all sectors—public health, early childhood, education, environmental justice, caregiving, and youth—build power, tell our stories, and take meaningful action together.

  • Wed 13
    Play time in the city

    Reaching a Boiling Point: State and Local Efforts To Protect Children from Extreme Heat

    August 13, 2025 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
    Online

    Join the Center for American Progress for a discussion on how to protect the United States' youngest learners from extreme heat in the face of efforts to roll back climate progress.

  • Wed 13
    wildfire from canva

    Breathing Easier: Protecting Children With Asthma From Wildfire Smoke

    August 13, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    Online

    This webinar will explore the intersection of wildfire smoke exposure and childhood asthma. Expert speakers, drawn from EPA’s National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management winners and wildfire smoke grant program recipients, will share best practices, community-engagement strategies, and innovative approaches.

  • Wed 20
    Child drinking water, 123RF, milenakhosrohvili

    Microplastics

    August 20, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Online

    The ubiquity of microplastics in the environment is an emerging concern. These small plastics (<5 mm) along with associated contaminants may be consumed by organisms including humans and have been found in every environment on Earth. There are numerous data gaps about the potential effects of microplastics on human health and ecological systems.

  • Tue 26
    Children and parents playing with blocks and toys at school or daycare.

    The Exposome in Children’s Health: Environment, Development and Disease

    August 26, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Online

    Dr. Konstantinos C. Makris is a full professor of environmental health and supervises the Water and Health laboratory at the Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health.

  • September 2025

  • Thu 4
    Child drinking cup of water by a window.

    Leveraging Data to Drive Effective Heat Protection Policies

    September 4, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Online

    This event will surface actionable steps to leverage data to shape effective heat policies that reduce heat-related adverse health outcomes.

  • Mon 8
    Wildfire outside Seattle - Canva photo

    Protecting Young Children From the Impacts of Wildfires

    September 8, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Online

    This live conversation will explore how wildfire smoke affects young children and how the LA Fire HEALTH Study is working to better understand its short- and long-term health impacts. The […]

  • Tue 9
    Family having fun outside under holiday lights.

    Green Space & Health: Environmental Cardiology Insights

    September 9, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Online

    Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar has spearheaded the development of the new field of environmental cardiology, which examines how environmental exposures affect cardiovascular health and disease risk.

  • Thu 11

    Climate and Health: Research to Inform Equitable Policy

    September 11, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Penn Medicine BRB II/III 421 Curie Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, United States

    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

  • Thu 11
    Group of kids playing in a park.

    Back to School Night: Raising Resilient Kids In An Age of Disasters

    September 11, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Online

    Join us for an interactive webinar about why and how to address the emotional impacts of collective challenges like climate change, and how to heal through collective action.

  • Mon 15
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    ECHO Symposium: Translating Science to Action

    September 15, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Online

    The ECHO Translating Science to Action Symposium brings together researchers, policymakers, health professionals, and advocates to translate child health research into impactful solutions.

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