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SUMMARY:Pick Up PA - Protect our waterways
DESCRIPTION:Communities\, neighborhoods\, streams\, rivers\, lakes\, wetlands\, watersheds\, roads\, hillsides\, parks and trails. All Litter can and will eventually reach our waterways unless we do something about it. Community and civic associations\, schools and youth groups\, families and friends\, business employees\, hunting and fishing clubs\, conservation organizations\, sports teams\, and others can organize their members and participate in Pick Up Pennsylvania. Participating groups can receive free work gloves\, safety vests\, and trash bags as supplies last.  Click here to learn more.
URL:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/event/pick-up-pa-protect-our-waterways/
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SUMMARY:Plastics in Perspective: Promise\, Pollution & Paths Forward
DESCRIPTION:Plastics have revolutionized modern life—offering durability\, versatility\, and affordability across industries from healthcare to transportation. Yet their very strengths have led to several global environmental challenges. This webinar explores the full lifecycle of plastics: from their innovative beginnings to the mounting crises of toxicity\, pollution\, and the evolving strategies for reduction\, reuse\, recovery and recycling. \nJoin us for an engaging and solutions-focused session featuring three expert presenters from the fields of environmental policy and circular economy innovation. Each will deliver a concise presentation addressing a key phase of the plastics journey followed by a dynamic discussion among the speakers\, exploring intersections\, tensions\, and opportunities for collaboration. The session will conclude with a Q&A\, giving attendees the chance to pose questions and share insights. Whether you’re a policymaker\, industry professional\, educator\, or concerned citizen\, this webinar offers a comprehensive and hopeful look at how we can rethink plastics for a more sustainable world.
URL:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/event/plastics-in-perspective-promise-pollution-paths-forward/
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SUMMARY:Roblox Children's Environmental Health Day Event
DESCRIPTION:Join CHARTER virtually in Roblox  for an exciting afternoon of interactive games focused on children’s environmental health. They’ll also feature a special reading of “Something Happened to Our Planet” by Marianne Celano and Marietta Collins — a powerful story that inspires young minds to care for the Earth.  Recommended for ages 6–12. To participate\, DM @kblbatl on Instagram with your email address. They’ll send you the Roblox event link on the day of the celebration!
URL:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/event/roblox-childrens-environmental-health-day-event/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251013
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SUMMARY:Climate Week at Penn
DESCRIPTION:Now in its sixth year\, Climate Week at Penn offers opportunities for every member of the Penn community to learn about and act on the climate crisis. The theme for 2025 is “Hot Spots\,” be they literal (wildfires and extreme heat) or figurative (political\, cultural\, interpersonal\, or scholarly hot topics).
URL:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/event/climate-week-at-penn/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T120000
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SUMMARY:Where I Live and Breathe: Reflections on How Home Environments Influence Health
DESCRIPTION: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.  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.  The presentation will focus on issue that are common within low-income and public housing settings that influence respiratory health. In addition\, Dr. Adamkiewicz will share some of the approaches that can mitigate environmental risks in the home. Click here to learn more.
URL:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/event/where-i-live-and-breathe-reflections-on-how-home-environments-influence-health/
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SUMMARY:Oil and Gas Development and Pediatric Cancers: the Latest Evidence
DESCRIPTION:Join the PEHSU’s Childhood Cancer & the Environment Program to learn more about oil and gas development and pediatric cancers from Nicole Cardello Deziel\, PhD\, MHS (Yale School of Public Health). Her research is focused on understanding environmental exposures to chemicals\, particularly carcinogens and hormone disruptors\, and their human health consequences. While she studies a range of environmental agents and health\, areas of focus include chemicals in consumer products and pollutants generated from oil and gas drilling. Click here to learn more.
URL:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/event/oil-and-gas-development-and-pediatric-cancers-the-latest-evidence/
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SUMMARY:Management and Prevention of Childhood Lead Exposure
DESCRIPTION:Lois A. Wessel\, DNP\, FNP – Associate Professor at the School of Nursing and Medicine at Georgetown University and a clinician at CCI Health Services in Silver Spring\, MD with a focus on immigrant and refugee health. \nThis 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. \nTo learn more and to register\, click here. \nWebinar participants who complete the evaluation and obtain an 80% or higher on the course post-test will receive a certificate for 1 nursing contact hour.
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SUMMARY:Children’s Environmental Health Week Webinars for Nurses
DESCRIPTION:Monday: Reducing Toxins in Children’s Everyday Lives \nThis webinar will discuss common toxic chemicals found in children’s lives and ways to reduce their exposures.  Speakers will look at some user-friendly tools to help attendees shop for no and least-toxic products and engage in supporting policies to help create toxic-free environments for our children. \nTuesday: Children’s Health Risks in Day Care Settings \nDr Abbey Alkon (University of California San Francisco) has been studying health and safety risks in daycare centers for many years and will review the most common risks and how to reduce them and make daycare settings safe for everyone. \nWednesday: Children’s Health Risks Associated with Extreme Heat \nInfants\, children\, and adolescents all have specific vulnerabilities to heat exposures. In this session\, attendees will learn about the signs and symptoms of heat-related illness and how to protect infants and children.  In addition\, speakers will discuss how to keep adolescent athletes safe during extreme heat events. \nThursday: Health Risks to Farmworker Children \nChildren are exposed to pesticides from multiple exposures – from home applications of pesticides\, pesticide residues on produce\, and in agricultural communities where pesticides are used on crops.   Speakers will look at some of the clinical implications\, as well as policies and practices to decrease exposures. \nFriday: Climate Change and Children’s Health \nChildren are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.  In this session\, speakers will look at children’s increased risks for illness and injury associated with climate change.  And discuss policies and practices that will help reduce children’s risks of harm. \nNurses receive continuing education credits by enrolling and attending all of these events.
URL:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/event/childrens-environmental-health-week-webinars-for-nurses/
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