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Kentucky 2023 Children’s Environmental Health Summit

Kentucky 2023 Children’s Environmental Health Summit

The 2023 Children’s Environmental Health Summit is a event used to increase awareness and knowledge related to children and the environment. This year’s summit is completely virtual GoToWebinar and will consist of four speakers with these topics: Childhood Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke and Radon, Ambient Air Pollution, Wildfire Smoke and Children’s Health, Surveillance for Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens and PFAS and how it affects children in Kentucky The summit will last approximately half a day.

The Not-So-‘Micro’ Plastic Problem: A Conversation with Matt Simon Assortment of personal care produce bottles.

The Not-So-‘Micro’ Plastic Problem: A Conversation with Matt Simon

For September’s CHE-Alaska webinar, we will be joined by science journalist Matt Simon, author of “A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies.” In the book, Simon reveals an entirely new dimension to the plastic dilemma – how microplastics break down into small enough pieces to enter lungs, be absorbed by crops, and infiltrate aquatic animals’ muscle tissues.

A look back at our 2nd Annual Symposium

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.

A new law is supposed to protect pregnant workers — but what if we don’t know how? Fire fighter using suppressant foam on a fire. The foam can contain endocrine disrupting chemicals.

A new law is supposed to protect pregnant workers — but what if we don’t know how?

A new federal requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to those who are pregnant. But public health experts say not nearly enough is known about which work circumstances are dangerous for pregnancies.

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Women’s Health Virtual Symposium Cleaner and/or exterminator using chemicals in a living room.

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Women’s Health Virtual Symposium

The HHS Office on Women’s Health will host a virtual symposium to convene federal and non-federal stakeholders in the fields of research, prevention, and treatment focusing on the impact of endocrine disrupting chemicals on women’s health and to explore actionable solutions addressing evidence to policy and practice gaps.

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