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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/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:external,virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T110000
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SUMMARY:Identifying and addressing lead exposure knowledge gaps
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Harriet Okatch will lead this virtual seminar as part of Children’s Environmental Health Day on lead poisoning\, misconceptions and hidden exposure\, and communicating to the public about lead safety.  Dr. Okatch received a Pilot Project from PRCCEH to evaluate the residential lead remediation programs in the City of Lancaster – the project is still ongoing and will be discussed during the webinar. \nRegistration below is required. Zoom information will be emailed to all who register. \n\n\nHarriet Okatch is an Associate Professor of Public Health at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Harriet’s research focuses on: \n\nLead poisoning prevention (locally and globally)\nThe relationship between anemia status and blood lead levels\nHIV/AIDS medication adherence.\n\nHarriet’s research projects enroll families to understand the factors that contribute to lead poisoning\, the access to and utilization of lead remediation funds\, and assessing if residential lead remediation is protective of cognitive development in children. The findings can influence behavior change and effect policy design and implementation. \n\n  \nRegister for this Seminar:
URL:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/event/identifying-and-addressing-lead-exposure-knowledge-gaps/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T160000
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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
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251018
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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/
LOCATION:Online
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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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CATEGORIES:external,virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251020T150000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T140000
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SUMMARY:Plant estrogens and the mysterious mini-puberty of infancy
DESCRIPTION:Walter Rogan earned an M.D. and an M.P.H. in Biostatistics from the combined program at the University of California (UC)\, San Francisco and UC Berkeley\, and he interned at San Francisco General Hospital. Rogan joined NIEHS in 1976. At various times\, he served as Chief of the institute’s Epidemiology Branch; Associate Director of the Division of Biometry and Risk Assessment; and Acting Clinical Director. He held adjunct faculty appointments at the University of North Carolina school of public health and medical school\, and at Duke University School of Medicine. He is Past President of the American Epidemiological Society and an Honorary Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He received the Mervin Susser and Zena Stein Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Coalition for Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology. He retired in 2013\, becoming a Special Volunteer in the Epidemiology Branch. \nThis is a hybrid event.  Register below for either in-person or Zoom. \nIn-Person Location: Penn Medicine BRB II/III Room 252 \nZoom: We will email the Zoom details after registration. \n  \nRegister for this Seminar:
URL:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/event/walter-rogan-md/
LOCATION:Penn Medicine Kelley Research Building\, 421 Curie Blvd.\, Room 252\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T120000
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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.
URL:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/event/management-and-prevention-of-childhood-lead-exposure/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251027
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251101
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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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