The Health Effects of Chemicals used in Food Packaging
This webinar will also discuss opportunities for nursing action at the federal level and, if applicable, the state level.
Tag: Toxic Chemicals – EDCs
PCBs: A Legacy Pollutant
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
Plant estrogens and the mysterious mini-puberty of infancy
October Seminar of the Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health
The Exposome in Children’s Health: Environment, Development and Disease
Dr. Konstantinos C. Makris is a full professor of environmental health and supervises the Water and Health laboratory at the Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health.
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.
DuPont part of up to $2 billion settlement over PFAS in N.J.
Shawn LaTourette, the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) commissioner, called it “the largest environmental settlement in our state’s history.”
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.
How Environmental Factors Shape Women’s Reproductive Health
Seminar by the Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology. Speaker: Shuo Xiao, PhD – Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers University
Microplastics
The ubiquity of microplastics in the environment is an emerging concern. These small plastics (<5 mm) along with associated contaminants may be consumed by organisms including humans and have been found in every environment on Earth. There are numerous data gaps about the potential effects of microplastics on human health and ecological systems.
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.
Environmental Health Impacts of Artificial Playing Fields and Rubber Playground Surfaces
The presentation will include the myths and realities regarding the benefits and risks of these products, whether used indoors or outdoors.
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.
Annual PRCCEH Symposium
Bringing together researchers, community groups and health professionals to discuss the latest research and programs to improve the environmental health of our region’s children.
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!
Inquirer: PRCCEH Co-Director receives $11M from NIH to study dementia causes
Center Co-Director Dr. Aimin Chen was featured in a Philadelphia Inquirer article focused on his new grant funding from NIH.
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.
Examining the role of diet in the study of Bisphenol A and child neurodevelopment: Pilot Project
November seminar of the Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health. Led by Kristen Lyall, Sc.D., Associate Professor, and Marisa Patti, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, of the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University. They discuss the results of their PRCCEH pilot project.
Water Center at Penn releases beyond drinking water: Strategies for communicating and managing PFAS contamination
The Water Center is pleased to announce the release of a new report, Beyond Drinking Water: Strategies for Communicating and Managing PFAS Contamination.
Engaging Communities in Research: From Manganese in Marietta to the Train Derailment in East Palestine, Ohio
Dr Haynes will walk us through her journey as postdoctoral fellow working with residents of Marietta, Ohio to address their concerns about a ferromanganese refinery to her latest community partnerships in East Palestine, Ohio and many in between. Although each study has a different exposure of concern, each one has been conducted with and for the community with the same guiding principles of community-engaged research.
Drinking Water from Private Wells: Risks, Barriers, and Environmental Challenges
This Grand Rounds series will provide healthcare providers with state-of-the-science content on current topics in pediatric environmental health. Such information will fill in the knowledge gaps of practitioners, enabling them to effectively counsel families whose children face possible health issues due to environmental chemicals, toxins, and other insults.