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.
Philadelphia scientists will receive more than $6 million in funding from NIH’s new autism research center
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University research teams were among 13 funded nationally.
Philly and two other PA cities ranked among worst places to live for people with asthma
The 2025 U.S. Asthma Capitals report identifies cities with high rates of asthma-related emergency room visits and deaths.
Deeply Rooted models effective community-academic partnership to advance health and environmental justice in Philadelphia
Deeply Rooted has planted over 1,000 trees, greened over 1,000 vacant lots, and funded 79 community grants.
The health risks from plastics almost nobody knows about
Phthalates, chemicals found in plastics, are linked to an array of problems, especially in pregnancy
Study finds children’s health broadly declining in the U.S.
Using data from 2007 to 2023, researchers from Penn Medicine and CHOP found measures like mental health and obesity, as well as infant and child mortality rose.
2025 State of Environmental of Health in Pennsylvania Schools Report
Healthy Schools is a program of WHE and was created to act as a resource-rich information hub for
the school community, including parents, teachers, staff and administrators.