Dr. Tyra Bryant-Stephens Awarded the American Thoracic Society 2026 Public Service Award for Promoting Respiratory Health
Dr. Tyra Bryant-Stephens Awarded the American Thoracic Society 2026 Public Service Award for Promoting Respiratory Health
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CEHN’s 2026 Voter Guide for Children’s Environmental Health and Companion Toolkit
The Children’s Environmental Health Network is excited to announce the release of our 2026 Voter Guide for Children’s Environmental Health and Companion Toolkit.
Effective Health Communication and Health Literacy: Understanding the Connection
This 1 hour webinar introduces the concepts of health literacy and health communication, outlines components of clear health communication, and identifies online resources.
Public Health Actions for Extreme Heat Protections
Expand your knowledge and impact on addressing the health effects of extreme heat on individuals and populations with this free training.
PRCCEH in the community!
PRCCEH has been across the Philadelphia region this spring educating students, health professionals and partners about children’s environmental health issues and programs.
PRCCEH 5th Annual Symposium
Register for our annual symposium where researchers, community groups and doctors gather together to discuss children’s environmental health in the Philadelphia region.
Supporting Children in a Changing World: Strategies to Address Eco-Anxiety and Foster Resilience
Explore ways to address eco-anxiety in children with Jennifer Rasmussen (RN, MPH), who has spent her career advancing planetary health principles across curricula, communities, and governance.
Healthy Nurses, Healthy Environments
Each session explores the environmental health issues shaping the health of our communities — from toxic chemicals and extreme heat to air quality, plastics, and food and agriculture.
Environmental Health Sciences in a Translational Research Framework: More than Benches and Bedside
The Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center (SCEHSC) Environmental Health Seminar Series presents the John Peter’s Memorial Lecture with Joel D. Kaufman, MD, PhD.
Public Health Grand Rounds — Report on Maternal Mortality and Morbidity in Philadelphia
Join the Section on Public Health for a Grand Rounds focused on Maternal Mortality and Morbidity.
Annual Black Perinatal Health Summit
Join us for a day of connection, learning, and collective action at our 5th Annual Black Perinatal Health Summit. This event is dedicated to uniting clinical and non-clinical birth workers, community leaders, and advocates to advance health equity.
Philadelphia Public Health Symposium
The Public Health Symposium bringing together community organizations, academic institutions, and government agencies to showcase their work, connect with one another, and discuss the public health issues shaping Philadelphia and beyond.
Empowering Care, Elevating Voices: A Summit for Maternal Health Justice
A day of intentional dialogue and action focused on improving maternal health outcomes for Black families and communities.
BeHeard! – Unveiling Health Communication for Social Media
Speakers will discuss the best practices for leveraging social media for health communication.
The Politics of Well-being: Place and Well-being
Join us for the next session in the Politics of Well-Being series, exploring the geography of well-being.
50 members and counting….
PRCCEH has expanded to 50 research Center members – meet our two newest members!
2026 ECHO Symposium: Translating Science to Action
This free event will bring together researchers, policymakers, health professionals, and advocates to examine how chemical exposures affect child health and development and how science is being translated into meaningful action.
Environmental Policy and Public Health: Connections and Consequences
This talk will explore the connection between the laws the US Environmental Protection implements and our health and examine the public health impacts of past and more recent policy decisions.
Healthy Housing Best Practice Policy Brief
This policy brief builds on the learnings from Penn Center for Public Health’s October 17, 2025, Healthy Housing Symposium. It outlines evidence-informed recommendations and practices to reduce the risks and burdens of unhealthy housing and to expand access to healthy homes.
CHE Café: How states can lead on environmental health
This webinar will feature Susan Kaplan, author of the recently released book A Healthy Union: How States Can Lead on Environmental Health.
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.
Beyond Silos: Why Community Engagement is Vital to Redefining Health, Environment, and Resilience
Co-hosted by the U.S. National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and the School of Public Health of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), the seminar will feature Dr Nason Tan, NAM-HKU Fellow in Global Health Leadership for the 2023/24 cohort, project conducted as part of his global health leadership fellowship.
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.
Child Obesity and the Environment
Attendees will learn about the relationship of the neighborhood environment with obesity among children. Multiple aspects of neighborhoods will be discussed, including features of the neighborhood physical environment and the neighborhood social environment.