Children’s Environmental Health Week Webinars for Nurses
Five webinars on children's environmental health for nurses
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Chemical regulation in a shifting political landscape
OnlineIn this webinar, Adriana Antezana and Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz of Earthjustice will explore scientific practices in safeguarding the public from toxic chemical exposures.
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Assessing Childhood Exposure to Toxic Metals During 3-D Printing
FeaturedOnlineThomas Gluodenis, Associate Professor, Chemistry & Physics, at Lincoln University of PA, will give a talk on potential, hidden exposures to toxic chemicals that can be found in our communities.
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Plastics in the built environment: Considerations related to artificial turf
OnlineMany institutions and communities are engaged in decision-making about athletic fields and playground surfacing. Building professionals, planners, and designers often need to assess competing proposals for infrastructure. With increasing awareness of the need to reduce plastic use and pollution globally, it is important to consider the role of the built environment in contributing to the total burden of plastics.
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Beyond Plastics Webinar: Toxic Chemicals in Plastics
OnlineLearn which toxic chemicals are used in plastics that are commonly used to make children’s toys, dishes and kitchenware, clothing, food and beverage packaging, building materials, cosmetics, personal care products, and more.
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Indoor Air Quality and Children’s Health
OnlineAn overview of the major types of air pollutants commonly found in indoor environments, and their primary sources. It will examine the factors affecting indoor air quality and explore effective control measures to reduce indoor air pollutant levels
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Taking the Lead on Lead: Lessons from a Telemedicine-Based Clinic for the Prevention of Childhood Lead Poisoning
FeaturedOnlineNoah Buncher, DO, Pediatrician at the CHOP South Philadelphia Clinic, will give a presentation on his work doing telemedicine clinic appointment with patients to prevent childhood lead poisoning.
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EDCs & Female Reproductive Health: A growing health concern
OnlineIn this EDC Strategies Partnership webinar, Dr. Anne-Simone Parent, a researcher from the MERLON project, will present the findings from their recent review paper, "Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and female reproductive health: A growing concern."
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Beyond Silos: Why Community Engagement is Vital to Redefining Health, Environment, and Resilience
OnlineCo-hosted by the U.S. National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and the School of Public Health of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), the seminar will feature Dr Nason Tan, NAM-HKU Fellow in Global Health Leadership for the 2023/24 cohort, project conducted as part of his global health leadership fellowship.
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Evaluating the Impacts of the Environment on Pediatric Cancer Risk and Survivorship
OnlineJoin this webinar to learn more about evaluating the impacts of the environment on pediatric cancer risk and survivorship from Michael Scheurer, PhD, MPH, FACE.
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Health Risks from Air Pollution: Costs of Relaxing Standards
OnlineHis work with other researchers on the health effects of ozone exposure has focussed on the cardiovascular effects of air pollution and on factors which modify the body’s response, with some evidence that diabetics patients are more susceptible.
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5th Annual Margo Simon Golden Memorial Webinar: Environmental Justice and Women’s Health
OnlineDr. James-Todd's work focuses on the importance of pregnancy as a sensitive window of consumer product and environmental chemical exposures.