The call for proposals for AY 23-24 opens on February 14 and closes on March 15. Up to four communities will be awarded up to $25,000 in April. Open for University of Pennsylvania community only.
This two-day, virtual workshop focuses on identifying best practices for large-sample studies of pregnancy and childhood to ethically and feasibly return individual research results to participants.
Dr. Sharon McGrath-Morrow of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Center Member leads a discussion on how she communicates asthma prevention to her patients.
A Conversation with Sue Ann Bell, PhD, FNP-BC, Elizabeth Fussell, PhD, Michael Mann, PhD, and Sacoby Wilson, PhD, MS, moderated by Courtney Boen, PhD, MPH
Public health professionals are uniquely qualified to fill the gap in educating youth about the health impacts of climate change and engaging them in advocating for climate justice in their communities
Conducting walkthrough assessments of your school facility is a key element in maintaining healthy indoor air quality (IAQ)—and EPA has tools to help you assess! Join them for an upcoming webinar about using EPA’s School IAQ Assessment Mobile App.
On 7 April 2023, World Health Day, the World Health Organization will observe its 75th anniversary. It is an opportunity to look back at public health successes that have improved quality of life during the last seven decades.
6th Annual Black Maternal Health Week 2023 (#BMHW23)! Our Bodies Belong to Us: Restoring Black Autonomy and Joy!
The NASEM report’s recommendations that include public health surveillance, as well as the critical need to educate health providers on environmental exposures and associated health effects will be discussed. Dr. Laura Anderko is an environmental health nurse consultant and co-director of the Federal Region 3 Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU) of Mid-Atlantic Center for […]
Dr. Brenda Eskenazi will present the results of a long-term study examining possible links between glyphosate exposure and liver disease and metabolic disorders.
Seminar featuring Suzanne E. Fenton, MS, PhD, Reproductive Endocrinology Lead from the Division of the National Toxicology Program at NIEHS/NIH
Dr. Alain Boldini’s pilot awardee presentation on the Effects of Deforestation on Children’s Health in Brazil.
Center member, Harriet Okatch, PhD, is leading a lunchtime lecture speaker series by the Thomas Jefferson University Institute for Smart and Healthy Cities.
Dr. Kinnari Chandriani will present Public Health Practice and the Social Determinants of Health and will be available after the talk for a brief discussion.
The 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.
The 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 (WAD) (May 2, 2023) is organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma, (GINA). WAD is held each May to raise awareness of Asthma worldwide.
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).
This 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.
During 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.
This hybrid course will consist of four modules, three lectures, and one Q&A session, and last approximately four hours.
Collect soil from your yard or garden and bring it in for FREE testing by UPenn researchers. Results will be provided within minutes.
Webinar by the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics will focus on how to keep well water healthy for children.
Abuse, 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 and interventions at various stages of life can be developed to help and to promote resilience. Please plan to join us online or in person […]