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.
Tag: extreme weather
Leveraging Data to Drive Effective Heat Protection Policies
This event will surface actionable steps to leverage data to shape effective heat policies that reduce heat-related adverse health outcomes.
Reaching a Boiling Point: State and Local Efforts To Protect Children from Extreme Heat
Join the Center for American Progress for a discussion on how to protect the United States’ youngest learners from extreme heat in the face of efforts to roll back climate progress.
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.
Climate and Health: Research to Inform Equitable Policy
Seminar by the Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology. Speaker: Jaime Madrigano, ScD, MPH, Associate Professor of Environmental Health and Engineering, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
Climate Week at Penn
Now in its sixth year, Climate Week at Penn offers opportunities for every member of the Penn community to learn about and act on the climate crisis. The theme for 2025 is “Hot Spots,” be they literal (wildfires and extreme heat) or figurative (political, cultural, interpersonal, or scholarly hot topics).
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.
Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the Environment 2025 Webinars
The Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the Environment (MACCHE) hosts webinars and other events on topics related to children’s and reproductive health throughout the year.
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.
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.
Rising Temperatures, Rising Risks: Safeguarding Children’s Health
During this webinar attendees will learn the physiological, environmental, and social factors that increase children’s vulnerability to heat-related illnesses.
The 2025 Mental Health and Climate Change Summit
This three-day online event is dedicated to exploring the connections between climate change and mental health.
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.
2nd Annual CAFÉ Climate & Health Conference
The CAFE Climate and Health Conference is an interdisciplinary opportunity for individuals from across the climate and health field to gather for cross-sector collaboration and engagement.
Our Planet, Our Health: 2025 Climate Action Convention
Join us in Washington, DC from March 1-4, 2025, for Our Planet, Our Health: 2025 Climate Action Convention, one of the largest events ever focused on planetary health and climate action.
Protecting Our Children from Environmental Hazards
Please join the Drexel Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program for its first MCH Speaker Series Presentation of 2025! Feel free to share this with trainees and colleagues who may also be interested. All are welcome.
PRCCEH 2024 Year in Review
PRCCEH looks back at 2024!
Climate crisis meets nursing know-how
How nurses at Penn are innovating public health care for a changing world.
Tips for choosing a healthy home, from an environmental health expert
Whether you are hoping to rent or buy, know what to look for and what questions to ask.
Climate Change and Human Health 101
Penn’s Environmental Innovations Initiative is leading a talk on the impact of climate change on human health with the goal of increasing environmental literacy. The December speaker is Farah N Hussain, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Penn Medicine.
Challenges and opportunities for extreme heat preparedness and response in U.S. cities
Please join the Drexel Climate Change and Urban Health Research Center (CCUH) and the Climate Change and Urban Health in Latin America (SALURBAL Climate) project for a webinar featuring Dr. Nicole Errett of the University of Washington.