Tag: air pollution

Urban Wildfires in Los Angeles: Health and Environmental Impacts and Community-Led Solutions

This webinar will ground the issue of urban wildfires in LA within the broader fight for environmental justice, public health, and resilience.

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.

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.

Seminar recordings from our 2025 Annual Symposium

Recordings from the scientific and translational research sessions led by post-docs, early-stage investigators and faculty from the University of Pennsylvania, Villanova University and Thomas Jefferson University.

Protecting Young Children From the Impacts of Wildfires

This live conversation will explore how wildfire smoke affects young children and how the LA Fire HEALTH Study is working to better understand its short- and long-term health impacts. The […]

Green Space & Health: Environmental Cardiology Insights

Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar has spearheaded the development of the new field of environmental cardiology, which examines how environmental exposures affect cardiovascular health and disease risk.

Youth & Families Child Health Champion Training

These free trainings are designed to help advocates across all sectors—public health, early childhood, education, environmental justice, caregiving, and youth—build power, tell our stories, and take meaningful action together.

Eco-nesting: how to protect your baby from hidden toxic chemicals

“Eco-nesting” is a growing trend that approaches nesting with a focus on avoiding the many everyday products that contain chemicals known to hurt babies’ and pregnant people’s health.

Breathing Easier: Protecting Children With Asthma From Wildfire Smoke

This webinar will explore the intersection of wildfire smoke exposure and childhood asthma. Expert speakers, drawn from EPA’s National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management winners and wildfire smoke grant program recipients, will share best practices, community-engagement strategies, and innovative approaches.

ECHO Symposium: Translating Science to Action

The ECHO Translating Science to Action Symposium brings together researchers, policymakers, health professionals, and advocates to translate child health research into impactful solutions.

Children’s Environmental Health Day

Children’s Environmental Health (CEH) Day takes place on the second Thursday of October each year. It’s based on the idea that, together, we can create a healthier, safer, more equitable world for all children—where fewer children suffer from preventable health issues.

How hot is too hot for indoor living?

A conversation on the optimal maximum indoor temperature, why this research is so challenging and where research and policy must go from here.

Latest Penn Research on Extreme Weather and Children’s Environmental Health: Earth Week Webinar

Three experts from the Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health talk about their work on extreme weather and its impacts on children’s health.

Newborns Living Near Trees Tend to Be Healthier. New Data Suggests It’s Not Because Healthier People Reside Near Parks.

Using a unique dataset, Drexel researchers measured the number of new trees planted within 100 meters of a mother’s address for the first 10 years before their child’s birth, existing tree cover and road coverage.

The Human Cost of Wildfires: Protecting Health in a Changing Climate

Join leading experts in climate science, pediatrics, mental health, environmental health, and climate adaptation to explore wide-ranging short-term and long-term health risks posed by wildfires and share practical strategies for building resilience and protecting communities.

Wildfire and Children’s Health Resources

The President’s Task Force on Children’s Environmental Health and Safety recently released a this list of publicly available wildfire and health resources to assist families and communities in protecting children’s health during and after such events.

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