Children’s Environmental Health: Building Champions Among Health Care Professionals Webinar Archive
Watch the Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) and the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) first of the 2013 children’s environmental health webinar series.
WEBINAR TOPICS AND GUEST SPEAKERS:
Using Science to Promote Effective Pediatric Environmental Health Practice
This presentation provides an introduction to children’s environmental health and will preview the release of a newly revised, peer-reviewed resource: “Pediatric Environmental Health: Putting it into Practice”. This training resource is designed to assist health care practitioners and faculty with incorporating pediatric environmental health into their teaching programs and practices. It includes 12 self-contained PowerPoint presentations (modules) supplemented with case studies, discussion questions, suggested assignments, and additional resources for the instructor.
Cynthia F. Bearer, MD, PhD, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Maryland Medical Center
Mary Gray Cobey Professor of Neonatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Board Chair, Children’s Environmental Health Network
The Importance of Taking an Environmental History
Health care professionals can play key roles in identifying common environmental hazards that may be present in a child’s environment and providing guidance to parents on preventive measures and treatment options. This presentation, adapted from the soon-to-be-released “Pediatric Environmental Health: Putting it into Practice” module titled “Environmental History Taking”, reviews toxicants commonly encountered by children and adolescents, and highlights the importance of integrating environmental history taking into clinical practice.
Sophie Balk, MD
Attending Pediatrician, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine