Academic Year Grand Rounds: Climate Change, Children’s Health, and Equity
OnlinePlease join us for the Department of Pediatrics 2023-2024 Academic Year Grand Rounds on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 8:00-9:00 a.m. in the Hub Auditorium
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Racism, Housing, and Asthma: A Conversation
Regional Asthma Management & Prevention (RAMP) and the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) invite you to join a conversation on the connections between racism, housing, and asthma with three of the country’s leading practitioners and researchers.
Neuroendocrine disruptors and brain development: Lessons from PCBs
OnlineIn this webinar, Dr. Tom Zoeller will discuss how the endocrine disrupting effects of PCBs can affect human brain development.
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Lessons Learned from Community Translation Pilot Projects
OnlineA virtual discussion with 2 local nonprofits that each implemented a pilot project to improve children’s environmental health in the region.
The Interconnection of Nursing, Climate Change and Healthcare in the United States: Overview & Implications for Clinical Practice
OnlineSpeakers will discuss Discuss the science of climate change on human health and how healthcare contributes to the problem; the direct impact of climate change on patient care in the clinical setting; and strategies for nurses to advocate for changes in policy and practice.
USA Exposome Symposium: Children’s Health, Environmental Justice, and the Exposome
Cal Turner Family Center at Meharry Medical College 1011 21st Ave N, Nashville, TNThis meeting will bring together academic, government, and community partners to share research findings, discuss the use of computational analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in analyzing results of large, multi-dimensional data sets, and discuss translational interventions and policies needed to reduce the effects of environmental injustice on child health.
CDC Environmental Health Nexus Webinar: Plan, Test, Mitigate: National and Local-level Efforts to Reduce Radon Risks in U.S. Communities
Join us on January 22, 2024, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET, for the next EH Nexus webinar. Subject matter experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Housing Authority of Portland, and the American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists will serve as […]
Community health impacts of air pollution in the US
OnlineJoin the Climate Equity Initiative at Clean Air Task Force (CATF) for our sixth report launch, Community Health Impacts of Air Pollution in the U.S.
Parenting in the Climate Crisis: Self Care, Connections, and Support
OnlineJoin us for an interactive event to learn more about parenting in the climate crisis.
Environmental Justice for All
Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PAThis event brings together leading researchers across disciplines such as planning, health, engineering and more doing work in the field of environmental justice to share their insights and foster dialogue on the state of current knowledge and what it means for a sustainable, resilient, and just future.
Climate Disruption, Air Pollution, and Young People’s Health: Challenges and Solutions
OnlineThe event will feature doctors, government officials, mental health experts, and environmental justice advocates and highlight the interconnections between climate and air pollution, public health, and children. It will be exclusively live-streamed by Parents.
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PEPH 2024 | Climate Change and Environmental Justice: Engaging Diverse Teams
Durham, 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.