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.
Tag: extreme weather
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.
Extreme temperatures, neighborhood opportunity, & pediatric primary care outcome: Webinar Recording
In this webinar, Dr. Stephanie Mayne from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia will present results from a PRCCEH-funded pilot study examining the association of extreme temperatures with missed pediatric preventive visits.
2026 Drexel Maternal and Child Health Symposium: The Importance of Data to Advance Maternal and Child Health
Throughout this half-day event, we will explore the importance of data in maternal and child health and how different types of data collection strategies and research methods are used to advance MCH outcomes.
Sustainable Financing for Home-Based Asthma Services: Snapshots of Innovation and Progress Across the Country
NCHH and Regional Asthma Management & Prevention (RAMP) will feature success stories from across the country in this webinar, highlighting both state Medicaid policy advances, and stories about local partnerships, and other innovations that create a groundswell for statewide change; all serving as models for new community action.
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.
PWD and Spectrum Health Utility & Resource Fair
Community health event for customers of the Philadelphia Water Department.
Impacts of Extreme Weather Events on Health and Health Systems
This webinar will describe how these events – including heat, wildfires, floods and storms – impact health and health systems, with a focus on child and reproductive health, and discuss tools to build climate resilient health systems.
The Impacts of Severe Weather on Children’s Mental Health
This presentation will explore how experiences such as wildfires, hurricanes, floods, and heat waves shape children’s emotional responses, including anxiety, stress, grief, and disruption to a sense of safety and stability.
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.
When the Worst Happens: The Impact of Emergencies on Children’s Health and the Federal Government’s Response
The webinar will cover why it’s important to consider children’s unique needs before, during, and after weather events and other emergencies. Participants will learn about actions they can take and about resources available for providers and others.
Impacts of Extreme Weather Events on Health and Health Systems
This webinar will describe how these events – including heat, wildfires, floods and storms – impact health and health systems, with a focus on child and reproductive health, and discuss tools to build climate resilient health systems.
Tools & Resources Webinar: America’s Children and the Environment
EPA’s America’s Children and the Environment (ACE) serves as a national barometer for children’s environmental health, featuring over 35 environmental and health indicators.
Maternal Health, Climate, and Plastics Webinar
Covers how microplastics and plastic-associated chemicals impact maternal physiology and fetal development. It will also explore evidence-based strategies for discussing these risks with patients and actionable steps to reduce plastic use and carbon footprint in medical practices.
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.
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.
PRCCEH 2025 Year in Review
Thank you for another great year at Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health. We appreciate all our wonderful members, partners, and collaborators. Please enjoy this infographic of the year that was!
Extreme temperatures, neighborhood opportunity, and pediatric primary care outcome
Dr. Stephanie Mayne from CHOP will present results from a PRCCEH-funded pilot study examining the association of extreme temperatures with missed pediatric preventive visits.
2026 Our Planet, Our Health Convention
The 2026 Our Planet, Our Health Convention will convene health professionals, researchers, community leaders, and policy experts to tackle one of the most urgent issues of our time: the growing impact of climate change on health.
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.
Black Maternal Health and Neonatal Equity Conference: Moving Forward
Bringing together healthcare professionals and parent advocates to elevate health equity, inclusion, and accountability, while centering the lived experiences, and solutions of Black birthing and preemie families in challenging times.
Children’s Environmental Health Week Webinars for Nurses
Five webinars on children’s environmental health for nurses