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Celebrating Lorna Rosenberg’s Legacy in Environmental Health
Celebrating Lorna Rosenberg: Children’s Environmental Health Advocate By Isabella Andreozzi Lorna Rosenberg, MSEH is retiring from a career dedicated to applying science to promote public health. Her commitment to…
HUD Modifies Blood Lead Level Threshold for Children
HUD published a notice modifying its elevated blood lead level (EBLL) threshold under its Lead Safe Housing Rule.
Mitigating the Neurotoxic Effects of Lead Exposure
A new study by Thomas Jefferson University neuroscientist Jay Schneider, PhD, suggests that the toxic effects of lead can be mitigated by attentive maternal care and an enriched environment in an animal model.
Upcoming Events
Prenatal lead and mercury monitoring program in NJ
Eric Bind, MPP, of the NJ Department of Health will discuss prenatal lead and mercury monitoring program in NJ. Eric is a research scientist with the State of New Jersey Biomonitoring Program, Metals Laboratory. His work includes the Prenatal Screening Adaptability Project and blood biomonitoring for lead and mercury.
Latest Webinars
Examining the role of diet in the study of Bisphenol A and child neurodevelopment: Pilot Project
November seminar of the Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health. Led by Kristen Lyall, Sc.D., Associate Professor, and Marisa Patti, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, of the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University. They discuss the results of their PRCCEH pilot project.
Climate Change Curriculum: Impacts on Public Health in Philadelphia
Three recorded trainings sessions for teachers and educators on climate change, and extreme heat.