The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 Conference on Children’s Health and Environment is set for September 18-19 at the Perelman Quadrangle, University of Pennsylvania.

The Children's Health Program, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment are partnering with Drexel University, Pennsylvania Department of Health, University of Pennsylvania, US Fish and Wildlife Service and George Washington University to host this year's conference.

Discussions will center on Climate Change, Healthy Homes, Children in Nature, Exposure to Toxicants and Outcomes in Children, and Emerging Issues in Children's Environmental Health.

There will be a panel discussion on children’s environmental health policy issues. Healthcare providers, public health and environmental professionals and the interested public are invited to attend.

For more information, visit the Conference website.

8/29/2008