BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Philadelphia Regional Center for Children's Environmental Health - ECPv6.17.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Philadelphia Regional Center for Children's Environmental Health X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Philadelphia Regional Center for Children's Environmental Health REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260616T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260616T150000 DTSTAMP:20260521T141931Z CREATED:20260521T141859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260521T141931Z UID:6323-1781618400-1781622000@live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io SUMMARY:PEHSU's Childhood Cancer & the Environment Program: Webinar Series DESCRIPTION:Join PEHSU’s Childhood Cancer and the Environment Program (CCEP) on Tuesday\, June 16th at 2pm Eastern\, to learn more about the role of environmental health in pediatric oncology clinical practice. Pediatric Oncologists Dr. Nikki Wood (Children’s Mercy Kansas City) and Dr. Omar Shakeel (Texas Children’s Hospital) will share their experiences bringing environmental health into cancer care\, highlighting both the creation of a consultative service and practical strategies for integrating this work into everyday clinical practice. \nRegister here URL:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/event/pehsus-childhood-cancer-the-environment-program-webinar-series-2/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:seminar,virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/11466322_elinamanninen_123RF_small.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260624T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260624T143000 DTSTAMP:20260611T182323Z CREATED:20260611T182216Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T182323Z UID:6355-1782306000-1782311400@live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io SUMMARY:Season Change and Indoor Air: Protecting Respiratory Health DESCRIPTION:Join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other leading experts for this webinar to learn about practical knowledge\, resources and tools to reduce respiratory health risks during high ozone and pollen events. Participants will learn how ozone and pollen exposures impact respiratory health\, how outdoor air pollution can influence indoor air quality\, and how evidence‑based indoor strategies — such as filtration and ventilation management — can help reduce exposure and protect at‑risk populations. Join us to learn how ozone and pollen exposures impact health\, who is most at risk\, and how practical\, evidence-based indoor strategies can reduce exposures and protect individuals\, buildings and communities during high ozone and pollen pollution events. \nSpeakers: \n\nBrent Stephens\, Ph.D.\, Professor and Department Chair Arthur W. Hill Endowed Chair in Sustainability Department of Civil\, Architectural\, and Environmental Engineering\, Illinois Institute of Technology\nAllison J. Burbank\, MD\, FAAAAI Associate Professor of Pediatrics\, Division of Allergy & Immunology\, Associate Program Director\, Allergy & Immunology Fellowship Program\, UNC School of Medicine\nMike Van Dyke PhD\, CIH\, Associate Professor\, Industrial Hygiene Program\, Associate Director\, Center for Health\, Work & Environment\, Colorado School of Public Health URL:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/event/season-change-and-indoor-air-protecting-respiratory-health/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:seminar,virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/117707604_xl-123RF-rawpixel.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T130000 DTSTAMP:20260521T141655Z CREATED:20260521T141655Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260521T141655Z UID:6321-1782388800-1782392400@live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io SUMMARY:Reporting on Toxics & Health: Lessons from covering “forever chemicals” DESCRIPTION:Accurate reporting on chemicals and health is more important than ever before. While science clearly links chemical exposures to many health harms\, this issue has become increasingly politicized. Petrochemical corporations often fuel the confusion and proactively manufacture doubt about the science. \nIn this webinar\, award-winning chemical pollution reporters Sharon Lerner of ProPublica and Stéphane Horel of Le Monde will discuss the importance of accurate local reporting on toxic chemicals. Focusing on PFAS “forever chemicals” as an example\, the speakers will explore the critical role of journalists in covering chemical health hazards\, public decision-making\, and industry strategies to influence both policy and science. \nRegister here \n  URL:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/event/reporting-on-toxics-health-lessons-from-covering-forever-chemicals/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/111479355_xl-123RF-lightfieldstudios.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T153000 DTSTAMP:20260721T122847Z CREATED:20260430T134401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260721T122847Z UID:6271-1784709000-1784734200@live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io SUMMARY:PRCCEH 5th Annual Symposium DESCRIPTION:Registration is now closed. \nBringing together researchers\, community groups and health professionals to discuss the latest research and programs to improve the environmental health of our region’s children. \nThe event is free and open to all. \nView the agenda here.  Speakers include: \n\nKabindra Shakya\, PhD\, Associate Professor of Environmental Science\, Villanova University\nYajnaseni Chakraborti\, MSc\, PhD\, postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Health Innovation in Reproductive and Perinatal Population Research\, University of Pennsylvania\nKimberly T. Arnold Jenkins\, PhD\, MPH\, University of Pennsylvania\nMikayla White\, MPH\, Translation Program Coordinator\, PRCCEH\nCourtney Benjamin Wolk\, PhD\, Associate Professor\, University of Pennsylvania\nGrace Chan\, MD\, MPH\, PhD\, Associate Professor\, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia\nSamantha Piekos\, PhD\, Assistant Professor of Informatics\, University of Pennsylvania\n\n  URL:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/event/prcceh-5th-annual-symposium/ LOCATION:Penn Medicine Kelley Research Building\, 421 Curie Blvd.\, Room 252\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,PRCCEH,seminar,virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/shutterstock_1373440613.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T180000 DTSTAMP:20260717T144445Z CREATED:20260717T144445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260717T144445Z UID:6399-1785256200-1785261600@live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io SUMMARY:Vote for Kids Webinar DESCRIPTION:Join Children’s Environmental Health Network and partners to find out how you can protect kids’ health and their environments in the 2026 elections. \nParents\, caregivers\, advocates\, community members\, health care providers\, and public and environmental health professionals are invited to this engaging\, nonpartisan discussion on identifying and electing political leaders at all levels of government who put the health of children\, their future\, and their families first. \nSpeakers will discuss key voting issues that impact our children’ s well-being\, like protecting democracy\, clean air\, a toxic-free environment\, and safer industry standards. We will also walk participants through the newly published Voter Guide for Children’s Environmental Health and Companion Toolkit. These nonpartisan resources are designed to help voters make informed decisions grounded in science\, transparency\, and environmental and public health protections. \nThis will be an interactive event! Please come with questions and thoughts for our speakers. \nRegister now! URL:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/event/vote-for-kids-webinar/ CATEGORIES:CEHRT,external,virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/shutterstock_623783651.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261019T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261019T150000 DTSTAMP:20260930T160829Z CREATED:20260923T155444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T160829Z UID:6474-1792418400-1792422000@live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io SUMMARY:What’s in our water? A participatory science toolkit and behavioral intervention to reduce health risks of chronic microplastic exposure DESCRIPTION:Samantha McBride\, PhD\, is a recipient of a pilot award from PRCCEH to create a participatory science toolkit for microplastics analysis and behavioral intervention to reduce health risks of chronic microplastic exposure in students. Dr. McBride and her research team aim to distribute microplastics detection kits and perform outreach activities educating older children on microplastics science at local middle and high school programs with the goal of reducing chronic consumption of water from single use plastic bottles. In this seminar she and Derek Ho\, PhD\, will present their work and discuss their outreach activities. \nFollowing registration below\, a Zoom link will be emailed for the webinar. \nSamantha McBride is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics at the University of Pennsylvania\, with a secondary appointment in Chemical and Biological Engineering. She is the principal investigator of the McBride Lab at the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Her research leverages the latest advancements in interfacial science\, fluid physics\, and soft matter physics for water and sustainability. Applications include resource recovery from wastewater\, remediation of microplastics and other emerging pollutants\, anti-fouling surface coatings\, and new technologies for sustainable water treatment and desalination. She is passionate about science communications and K-12 STEM outreach\, and has served as a judge for the U.S. Nationals Stockholm Junior Water Prize since 2018. \nDerek Ho is a postdoctoral fellow with a B.S.\, M.S.\, and Ph.D. in Biological Systems Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison\, where he also completed dual Ph.D. minors in Soil Science and Life Science Communication. He currently serves as a Visiting Research Professor at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in the Department of Biogeochemistry\, where his research focuses on the occurrence\, transformation\, and detection of microplastics across diverse environmental matrices. Derek is deeply passionate about water security and is dedicated to developing technologies for identifying and remediating microplastics in the environment. \nRegister for this Seminar:\n\n\n \n \n Fall 2026 Webinar Registration\n \n \n Δ\n \n \n\n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n OrganizationJoin our mailing list? Yes\, I'd like to receive emails from PRCCEH\n Submit URL:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/event/whats-in-our-water-a-participatory-science-toolkit-and-behavioral-intervention-to-reduce-health-risks-of-chronic-microplastic-exposure/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Featured,PRCCEH,seminar,virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/Headshots-for-ECHO-Seminar-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261027T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261027T163000 DTSTAMP:20260916T142717Z CREATED:20260916T142717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T142717Z UID:6465-1793089800-1793118600@live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io SUMMARY:18th Annual Fighting Asthma Disparities Summit DESCRIPTION:CAPP’s 18th Annual Fighting Asthma Disparities Summit will explore a variety of ways in which we can address factors that drive asthma disparities. Attendees will have opportunities to learn about treating young children with asthma\, social epigenetics\, social determinates of health and environment\, asthma medications\, and a variety of other topics. \nThere will be one keynote presentation and three plenary presentations on a variety of topics related to asthma and health equity. Attendees will have the opportunity to attend a variety of breakout sessions that further explore current asthma topics. \nPlease register by Friday\, October 23rd. Register here. URL:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/event/18th-annual-fighting-asthma-disparities-summit/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:external,virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/115379405_xl-123RF-saksit054.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T150000 DTSTAMP:20260923T163214Z CREATED:20260923T154931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T163214Z UID:6479-1794405600-1794409200@live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io SUMMARY:Penn-CHOP ECHO Update DESCRIPTION:In this seminar\, Heather Burris\, MD\, MPH and Sunni Mumford\, PhD\, will present an update on the work of Penn and CHOP researchers in Cycle 2 of the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort. \nA multidisciplinary group of researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Penn Medicine received a $50 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2023 to study the impact of environmental influences on pregnancy and children’s health. The research program is part of the NIH’s Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program\, which funds research to uncover how environmental exposures during preconception\, pregnancy and early life affect children’s long-term health. \nFollowing registration below\, a Zoom link will be emailed for the webinar. \nHeather Burris\, MD\, MPH is a founding member of Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health. Heather is a practicing neonatologist at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania who focuses on environmental determinants of adverse pregnancy outcomes and the impact of exposures on health equity. \nShe studies: greenspace\, air pollution\, metals and other toxic chemicals\, and neighborhood deprivation and segregation. Heather’s research projects enroll study participants during pregnancy or use large datasets to identify beneficial exposures and harm reduction to guide perinatal environmental health policy. \nSunni Mumford\, PhD\, is the Professor of Epidemiology and Co-Director of the Women’s Health Clinical Research Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Sunni is a reproductive and nutritional epidemiologist whose research focuses on the role of modifiable lifestyle and environmental factors across the life course that affect female and male reproductive health\, fertility\, pregnancy and child health outcomes. She is particularly interested in the intersection between diet and environmental exposures during critical windows of development\, and epidemiologic methods to address these pressing questions. \nRegister for this Seminar:\n\n \n \n Fall 2026 Webinar Registration\n \n \n Δ\n \n \n\n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n OrganizationJoin our mailing list? Yes\, I'd like to receive emails from PRCCEH\n Submit URL:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/event/penn-chop-echo-update/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Featured,PRCCEH,seminar,virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://live-penn-prcceh.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/Headshots-for-ECHO-Seminar.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR