Tag: lead

Voluntary School and Childcare Lead Testing & Reduction Grant Program

The PA DEP is offering grant funding to eligible public schools and licensed childcare facilities located in Pennsylvania for activities to reduce lead in drinking water.

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.

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

Identifying and addressing lead exposure knowledge gaps: Webinar Recording

Harriet Okatch, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor at Thomas Jefferson University, speaks about her experience implementing a lead education program to youth and trying to communicate lead education to the public.

Free Lead Testing and Community Event in Chester, PA

Bring your household items for instant lead contamination testing – completely free. Protect your family’s health and learn how to reduce exposure at the Lead Free Community Expo.

Management and Prevention of Childhood Lead Exposure

This webinar will provide an overview of lead exposure in children, including sources and impacts. The presentation will explain why universal screening for lead exposure is important, as well as the management of elevated blood lead levels.

Where I Live and Breathe: Reflections on How Home Environments Influence Health

Speaker Dr. Gary Adamkiewicz (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health), will provide insights related to identifying housing and household environmental factors that can influence health based on his more than 20 years of experience in conducting home-based studies in the greater Boston area.

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.

Identifying and addressing lead exposure knowledge gaps

Children’s Environmental Health Day webinar on lead poisoning, misconceptions and hidden exposure, and communicating to the public about lead safety.

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.

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.

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.

HUD Modifies Blood Lead Level Threshold for Children

HUD published a notice modifying its elevated blood lead level (EBLL) threshold under its Lead Safe Housing Rule.

Mitigating the Neurotoxic Effects of Lead Exposure

A new study by Thomas Jefferson University neuroscientist Jay Schneider, PhD, suggests that the toxic effects of lead can be mitigated by attentive maternal care and an enriched environment in an animal model.

Environmental Health During Preconception and Pregnancy – Opportunities for Prevention

In this webinar you will learn about burgeoning environmental health issues and how nurses can incorporate this information into their nursing practice.

Department of Health Alerts Pennsylvanians About Recall of Children’s Jewelry Set Due to Lead and Cadmium Levels

The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) is alerting parents and caregivers about the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s recall of Yaomiao Children’s Jewelry Sets. Lead and cadmium levels that exceed federal safety standards have been found in the jewelry sets.

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