Lessons Learned from Community Translation Pilot Projects
A virtual discussion with 2 local nonprofits that each implemented a pilot project to improve children’s environmental health in the region.
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CHOP and Penn Researchers receive $50 Million NIH Grant to study impact of environmental factors on pregnancy and children’s health
The Penn-CHOP ECHO program will enroll patients at Penn Medicine during pregnancy and follow the infants into childhood at CHOP.
Dr. South Named Associate Vice President for Health Justice and Inaugural Director of the Penn Medicine Center for Health Justice
Congratulations to Dr. Eugenia South, who was appointed Associate Vice President for Health Justice for the University of Pennsylvania Health System (a newly created role) and named Inaugural Director of the Penn Medicine Center for Health Justice.
Indoor air phthalates and volatile organic compounds in NY nail salons
Virtual seminar led by Dr. Inkyu Han of Temple University Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics on community-engaged research.
Investing in Local Leadership to Advocate for Equitable Climate Resilience
In this session, we will share examples of community-based organizations that are investing in developing community leaders to build momentum for local water equity and climate resilience.
Drexel’s Dornsife School of Public Health to serve as national coordinating center for new NIH Community-led Health Equity Research Program
Drexel received a $20 million award to be disbursed over five years from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Common Fund through the agency’s Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS) program to study health equity solutions nationwide.
Kentucky 2023 Children’s Environmental Health Summit
The 2023 Children’s Environmental Health Summit is a event used to increase awareness and knowledge related to children and the environment. This year’s summit is completely virtual GoToWebinar and will consist of four speakers with these topics: Childhood Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke and Radon, Ambient Air Pollution, Wildfire Smoke and Children’s Health, Surveillance for Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens and PFAS and how it affects children in Kentucky The summit will last approximately half a day.
15th Annual Fighting Asthma Disparities Summit
The 15th Annual Fighting Asthma Disparities Summit will explore a variety of ways in which we can address factors that drive asthma disparities.
Share Your Unhealthy Housing Story
The National Center for Healthy Housing and the Children’s Environmental Health Network want to hear from you. Have you and your family or someone you know been affected by unhealthy housing conditions?
A look back at our 2nd Annual Symposium
On Tuesday, July 18, the Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health hosted its second annual Symposium. The goal of the Symposium was to bring together researchers, non-profit organizations, government agencies and the public to learn about the latest studies, experiments and programs focused on improving child health.
Impacts of Heat on Health in Early Life
A discussion on the alarming consequences of rising temperatures on fetuses, newborns, young children and birth outcomes.
Racism that Upends The Cradle
Racial healing, Justice, and Children’s Health webinar
East Palestine 6 Months After
6 Months After the Train Derailment: What’s it like to live in the impacted area? What do we know? What remains unknown? And how do we prevent future disasters like this?
Rowhomes Versus Refineries – Drexel’s Environmental Collaboratory
Story in Drexel Magazine about the Environmental Collaboratory and Center member Jane Clougherty
Two members featured in Penn’s annual celebration of university research
This year’s edition of the Research at Penn magazine has two stories featuring PRCCEH members.
9th Annual Center for Community Engagement, Environmental Justice and Health Symposium on Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
Second part of the CEEJH Symposium is in person at the University of Maryland. In the last 11 years, conversations have included sustainability in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; grassroots activism; health, law, and policy tools for environmental justice communities; STEM innovations for empowering community stakeholders and more.
9th Annual Center for Community Engagement, Environmental Justice and Health Symposium on Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
First part of the CEEJH Symposium is virtual. In the last 11 years, conversations have included sustainability in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; grassroots activism; health, law, and policy tools for environmental justice communities; STEM innovations for empowering community stakeholders and more.
Unequal Treatment Revisited: A Workshop Series
This workshop series is part of a consensus study that will identify major drivers of health care disparities, gaps in the evidence base, effective interventions, and more. This work builds on the 2003 Institute of Medicine consensus report, “Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care.”
Call for Applicants: Community Resilience & Environmental Justice Fund
This Fund will support community groups working to ensure that all Philadelphia residents have a livable community, free of environmental toxins and hazards.
Deadline to Apply: City of Philadelphia Community Resilience & Environmental Justice Fund
This Fund will support community groups working to ensure that all Philadelphia residents have a livable community, free of environmental toxins and hazards.
Philadelphia has a pediatric asthma rate 3x the national average
Overall, Black children 19 and younger are hospitalized due to asthma at a rate 5X that of white counterparts.
Environmental Justice and Climate Protection Conference
Our second annual Environmental Justice and Climate Protection Conference brings together community leaders, concerned citizens, elected officials, academics, and industry experts. Together we will break information silos through information sharing […]
Environmental and Social Determinants of Child Mental Health
Abuse, neglect, trauma or adverse experiences during childhood coming from personal, environmental or social sources can lead to lifelong struggles including with mental health. Fortunately research also indicates that solutions […]
Family Perspectives on Lead Paint Abatement in Homes
Center member, Harriet Okatch, PhD, is leading a lunchtime lecture speaker series by the Thomas Jefferson University Institute for Smart and Healthy Cities.