External Resource
Brochure on Beating the Heat in Philadelphia
This brochure includes information on signs of heat related illness and ways to stay cool in Philadelphia.
External Resource
Utility Assistance Resource Guide
Make sure your heating and cooling systems are in good condition before extreme weather events occur. Use this guide to find programs that may be…
External Resource
Summer in the City Activity Book
Print this activity book for a fun way to keep your kids busy while educating them on staying safe in extreme heat!
External Resource
Plant a Free Tree in Your Neighborhood
Request a free tree by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society! They will remove sidewalk if needed.
External Resource
Climate Change and Human Health Lesson Plans
Explore NIEHS curricula on climate change and human health for 9-12th graders and undergraduates
External Resource
EPA’s Climate Change and Children’s Health 2023 Report
Children are uniquely vulnerable to climate change and its impacts on health. Read this report to find out more on the topic.
External Resource
EPA’s Guide to Air Purifiers at Home
The most effective ways to improve your indoor air are to reduce or remove the sources of pollutants and to ventilate with clean outdoor air….
External Resource
Philadelphia Neighborhood Heat Vulnerability Index
Explore this index to view at risk areas in Philadelphia and available community resources.
External Resource
Build an At-Home Air Filter
Click the link to explore how to create an inexpensive and effective DIY air filter for your home or classroom!
External Resource
Beat the Heat Hunting Park
Learn about all the work done by the Beat the Heat team in Hunting Park and find resources to start your own campaign to reduce…
External Resource
Free Peco Energy Check Up
Receive free energy saving items and a house energy check up for income eligible households.
Small Communities, Big Challenges: Rural environmental public health needs prize competition
This Competition seeks to identify innovative and inclusive approaches rural, local governments have developed for working with citizens, community groups, and other interested parties in rural communities to identify and address environmental public health concerns facing their people.
Request for Information: Environmental Justice Research Gaps, Opportunities and Capacity Building
The NIH Environmental Justice Working Group invites feedback on the approaches NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices can take to support research and capacity building efforts to advance environmental justice in the U.S. and globally
Impacts of Heat on Health in Early Life: Webinar for Climate Week at Penn
This panel brings together health experts to discuss the alarming consequences of rising temperatures on human health, with a specific focus on the vulnerability of fetuses and newborns.
PRCCEH receives NIEHS grant to add climate change as a focus
PRCCEH received a new 1-year NIEHS Administrative Supplement to add a fifth focus area: climate change!
Inkyu Han, PhD, MPH
Inkyu Han is a multidisciplinary environmental health scientist in exposure assessment and environmental epidemiology. Environmental exposure and community health are closely linked. Dr. Han’s research…
Jane E. Clougherty, MSc, ScD
Jane E. Clougherty is a Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) at the Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health. She completed her doctorate…
External Resource
Report Mold Growth in Philadelphia
If you are a tenant and see mold growth in your home, you can report this to the city by calling 311.
External Resource
Air Quality Alerts
Sign up for air quality alerts, so you’ll know when to keep children and vulnerable adults inside.
External Resource
Pollen Count Forecast
This Pollen Tracker will help you and your family know when to stay indoors to decrease symptoms from allergies.
External Resource
Emergency Leak Repair Resource
Basic Systems Repair Program provides free repairs to correct electrical, plumbing, heating, limited structural and carpentry, and roofing emergencies in eligible owner-occupied homes in Philly.