PWD and Spectrum Health Utility & Resource Fair
Community health event for customers of the Philadelphia Water Department.
Tag: Toxic Chemicals – EDCs
Score for Wellness
The Delaware County Health Department (DCHD) is hosting a Score for Wellness event at the WSFS Bank Sportsplex in Chester, PA, to connect residents with health resources, including screenings, asthma information, and lead testing.
PEHSU’s Childhood Cancer & the Environment Program: Webinar Series
Join PEHSU’s Childhood Cancer & the Environment Program to learn more about environmental exposures during the perinatal period and pediatric cancer risk from Joseph Wiemels, PhD.
Spina Bifida Risk and Prevention: Arsenic Contaminated Drinking Water, Folate, and Neurodevelopment in Bangladesh
This Grand Rounds will feature Maitreyi Mazumdar MD, MPH, MS. who will provide an overview of the epidemic of arsenic-contaminated drinking water in Bangladesh and the neurotoxic effects of arsenic.
Plastic, Chemicals & Infertility: What we know now
A new documentary, The Plastic Detox, unfolds the science behind plastics and their health impacts, specifically fertility challenges. This webinar looks at the research of the documentary.
European retailers yank popular headphones after study reports trace amounts of hormone-disrupting chemicals
After a study found that many popular headphones had trace amounts of chemicals linked to reproductive and neurobehavior problems, some European retailers pulled the products from their shelves.
Consumer Reports Tested 49 More Baby Formulas for Lead and Arsenic
Almost half were good choices, including some powdered, ready-to-feed, and organic formulas
Public Health Grand Rounds — Report on Maternal Mortality and Morbidity in Philadelphia
Join the Section on Public Health for a Grand Rounds focused on Maternal Mortality and Morbidity.
Assessing exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals through ultra-processed foods
As part of Penn’s Earth Week, PRCCEH is pleased to host this webinar on the impact of processed food and hidden dietary exposure sources on children’s health. Featuring Elizabeth Costello, PhD, MPH, researcher at the Brown University School of Public Health.
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.
Baggies, retainers and more: 5 microplastics questions, answered
Is it okay to store food in plastic bags in your freezer? Which foods have a lot of microplastics? This is what I tell my patients.
New science finds babies exposed to more ‘forever chemicals’ than previously known
Two new studies show scope of contamination and need to regulate PFAS as a class. One of the studies was co-written by our PRCCEH Co-Director Aimin Chen, MD, PhD.
Race to Research: Plastics, Microplastics and Human Health Webinar Recording
Megan J. Wolff, PhD, MPH, delivers dynamic and in-depth lecture on what is known – and what is being researched – about the impacts of plastics on human health.
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.
Prenatal diet and health: A research journey
This presentation will review the evolution of public health guidelines regarding fish consumption for pregnant women and children.
5th Annual Margo Simon Golden Memorial Webinar: Environmental Justice and Women’s Health
Dr. James-Todd’s work focuses on the importance of pregnancy as a sensitive window of consumer product and environmental chemical exposures.
Science Café: The Quest for Safer Products
Join us for a dynamic conversation about how policies and industry practices influence our daily exposures to toxic chemicals in consumer products.
EDCs & Reproductive Health: Effects of chemical mixtures on ovarian function
In this EDC Strategies Partnership/Young EDC Scientists Showcase (YESS) webinar, Dr. Shuo Xiao will introduce his lab research that focuses on integrating in vivo, in vitro, and in silico models to study the impacts of real-world EDC mixtures on female ovarian function, reproductive outcomes, and the molecular mechanisms involved.
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.
Consumer Reports Tested 41 Baby Formulas for Lead and Arsenic
Consumer Reports tested 41 types of powdered formula for a number of toxic chemicals, including arsenic, lead, BPA, acrylamide, and PFAS. We looked at established formulas , newer startups, popular store brands, and imported brands.