Is Your Child at Risk of Lead Poisoning? Join us to Learn and Take Action!
Join us as we prepare for Lead Poisoning Prevention Week for tips and tools to understand how children are still at risk for lead poisoning AND to take action.
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The Role Clinicians Play in Protecting the Health of Private Well Owners
The Pediatric Environmental Health Center at Boston Children’s Hospital and the New England Region Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU) welcome health professionals to attend the monthly virtual Pediatric Environmental Health (PEH) Grand Rounds.
Children’s Environmental Health & the CDA
Join for a webinar on child care, children’s environmental health, and the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential.
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?
Deep Cleaning to Reduce Lead Hazards Webinar Recording
Learn about sources of lead exposure, its impacts on children’s health, and how to reduce lead hazards in early learning environments using deep cleaning techniques.
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.
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.
The Center for Excellence in Environmental Toxicology Symposium
This year’s symposium will be a half-day event highlighting the outstanding and innovative environmental health sciences research conducted by our Early-Stage Investigators.
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.
Deadline to apply for the Supporting Communities to Reduce Lead Poisoning grant
The National Center for Environmental Health Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is pleased to announce a new Notice of Funding Opportunity, Supporting Communities to Reduce Lead Poisoning.
Notice of Funding Opportunity: Supporting Communities to Reduce Lead Poisoning
The National Center for Environmental Health Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is pleased to announce a new Notice of Funding Opportunity, Supporting Communities to Reduce Lead Poisoning.
National Environmental Health Association Educational Conference
The NEHA AEC is the event where environmental health professionals go to discover the latest solutions, best practices, innovations, and research in the industry.
ISES 2023 Annual Meeting
The 2023 conference theme, Connecting Communities & Science through Addressing Environmental Exposures, will examine the ways in which individuals and organizations can work together to identify the exposures, work to reduce exposures and improve our communities.
Announcing schedule for the PRCCEH 2nd Annual Symposium
Our annual symposium is set for Tuesday, July 18th with virtual and in-person attendance options.
Deadline to apply for the Fall Teachers Institute of Philadelphia children’s environmental health seminar
The Teachers Institute of Philadelphia (TIP) invites teachers from around the School District of Philadelphia to participate in its fall 2023 Curriculum Laboratory. Upon successful completion of the program, participants […]
Register now for the children’s environmental health training from the Teachers Institute of Philadelphia
The Teachers Institute of Philadelphia (TIP) invites teachers from around the School District of Philadelphia to participate in its fall 2023 Curriculum Laboratory.
Penn Nursing is committed to training the next generation of nurses on sustainability and the climate crisis
The Penn Nursing blog has a long feature on sustainability efforts across the school, including those of Center member Jianghong Liu, PhD, RN, FAAN.
Chester City Council passes lead certification ordinance
The City of Chester passed a new lead ordinance in a continued effort to end lead paint poisoning.
PRCCEH 2nd Annual Symposium
You’re invited to the 2nd annual Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health Symposium. This event brings together Center membership, emerging investigators in the field, community partners and nonprofit organizations, as well as, other leaders dedicated to improving the health of children.
Free soil testing in South Philly
Collect soil from your yard or garden and bring it in for FREE testing by UPenn researchers. Results will be provided within minutes.
Lets Talk What’s in Your Well Water
Webinar by the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics will focus on how to keep well water healthy for children.
National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Education for Pediatricians
This webinar will build awareness of and capacity for lead screening among pediatricians and pediatric and non‐physician clinicians, including pediatric lead exposure as a present‐day public health concern, the importance of screening and testing, and community level approaches to decreasing pediatric lead exposure.
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.