Safe Toys and Gift Month
If you’re planning holiday gift purchases for loved ones this season, especially the children in your life, make sure you avoid harmful ingredients.
PFAS Health Study for Medical Professionals
Community-based primary care clinicians who work in the Delaware River Valley are invited to participate in a study to assess how the ATSDR clinical information fact sheet is used in real-world applications of PFAS clinical prevention and management for children.
Voluntary School and Childcare Lead Testing & Reduction Grant Program
The PA DEP is offering grant funding to eligible public schools and licensed childcare facilities located in Pennsylvania for activities to reduce lead in drinking water.
Telehealth based primary prevention of childhood lead poisoning: Webinar Recording
Presentation by Noah Buncher, DO, FAAP, CHOP General Pediatrician on his past and current pilot projects on telehealth education and primary prevention of childhood lead poisoning.
Assessing childhood exposure to toxic metals during 3-D printing: Webinar Recording
Thomas Gluodenis, PhD, Professor at Lincoln University of PA discusses his PRCCEH pilot project research into potential toxic metal exposure from the 3-D printing process.
AMA Community Health Impact Lab Micro Grants
The American Medical Association is awarding micro grants to physicians who have big ideas on how to address health-related challenges faced by people with limited access to care. The grants are $50,000.
Researchers create ‘digital monument’ to site of 2019 South Philly refinery explosion
A new website details over a century of a tumultuous, industrial history at the facility, which has since been demolished by its new owners.
Our Region’s Children Environmental Health State Profiles
The Children’s Environmental Health Network has developed fact sheets that include indicators of environmental hazards, environmental exposure, and child health and development to provide an understanding of children’s environmental health at the state level.
New MCH Center of Excellence at Drexel Dornsife Will Expand Maternal and Child Health Training Programs
The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) program at Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health is proud to be named a Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Education, Science and Practice. Drexel’s program was selected by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau (HRSA MCHB) as one of only 13 MCH Centers of Excellence in the United States.
Identifying and addressing lead exposure knowledge gaps: Webinar Recording
Harriet Okatch, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor at Thomas Jefferson University, speaks about her experience implementing a lead education program to youth and trying to communicate lead education to the public.