The City’s first barrier project addressing flooding challenges in Eastwick will bring interim flood protection to residents while long-term solutions are in development.
A free webinar series for teachers in the Philadelphia region (and beyond). Sessions will explore how climate change is affecting temperature, air quality and water in Philadelphia, with a focus on children’s health. Teaching materials included!
Thursday, October 10th, 2024 is the annual celebration of Children’s Environmental Health Day. The aim of CEH Day is to raise awareness to ignite local,…
Part 1 of 3 recorded trainings sessions for teachers and educators on climate change, and extreme heat. This session focuses on the basics of climate change and how extreme heat impacts human health.
A new hub of funding opportunities, educational resources, and capacity building tools will support the needs of the research community.
Climate scientist Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences and Annenberg School for Communication leads a research community that aims to understand climate anxiety and improve climate communication.
Blog post by John Hargy on his Summer Undergraduate Internship in the lab of PRCCEH Center member, Dr. Kate Hamilton.
New resource houses a wealth of environmental and health data to advance research on patient outcomes.
ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos speaks with Dr. Debra Hendrickson who warns about the health of children in her book, “The Air They Breathe: A Pediatrician on the Frontlines of Climate Change.”
Women For A Healthy Environment (WHE) released the findings of its 2024 Shade Study, a pilot project investigating the impact of shade structures on outdoor play in childcare settings within 4 Philadelphia environmental justice neighborhoods.
When exposed to heat and humidity, children are at higher risk of heat-related illness than most adults, and this can be worse if a child becomes dehydrated.
Middle school curriculum on the water cycle, flooding, Philadelphia specific water issues, and climate change.
Derek Shendell, D.Env., M.P.H., is a professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice at the Rutgers School of Public Health. Dr….
Siddhartha Roy is an environmental engineer and Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences at Rutgers University. The goal of his research program is…
From extreme heat to storms, pests, pollution, and more, our kids are feeling the effects of climate change.
Penn Medicine researchers are adding to a growing body of evidence showing the many ways climate change touches human health.
This webinar overviews the Penn-CHOP ECHO program model, plans for the future, and how new methodological innovations and interventions will play a role in the ECHO cohort.
The PRCCEH is pleased to announce the hiring of our first Climate Change & Health Communications Assistants to support our work adding climate change as a focus area to our programming.
A historic year of U.S. billion-dollar weather and climate disasters; 2023 was the fifth-warmest year on record for the contiguous U.S.
The President’s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children (Task Force) has published their priority activities for the next 5 years. Their priorities align with the focus areas of the PRCCEH.
Usha Sankar, PhD, is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Biology Department at Drexel University. Prior to joining Drexel in January 2024, Usha was a…
The Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology at Penn’s Spring 2024 Pilot Project Program call for applications is open. Investigators can apply for funding to advance Environmental Health Science research. Awards of up to $50,000 available, and Feb. 29 is the deadline.
One of our newest PRCCEH members Daniel Jackson Smith, Ph.D., AGPCNP-BC, CNE, was interviewed as part of a story on extreme heat events, air pollution and death among farmworkers in California.
