Get The Lead Out: A Panel Discussion on the Impact of Lead in Pregnancy & Infancy
- Starts:
- 4:00 pm on Thursday, April 20, 2023
- Ends:
- 6:00 pm on Thursday, April 20, 2023
- Register:
- https://web.cvent.com/event/24d66e34-e671-417f-954b-01b335d5a9e9/regProcessStep1
- Address:
- Photonics Center, 8 St. Mary's Street
- Room:
- Colloquium Room
- Contact Organization:
- BU Institute for Global Sustainability
- Fees:
- free
- Audience:
- public
Join March of Dimes Boston and Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability to hear from leading experts on promoting environmental justice in maternal & infant health.
Creating a safe community where families can thrive requires us to acknowledge and address the harmful impact of climate change and environmental hazards through programs, education, research, and advocacy.
Panelists will include:
• Rick Reibstein from Boston University
• Jenna David from the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
• Dr. Blair Wylie from The Collaborative for Women's Environmental Health at Columbia University Irving Medical Center
• Dr. Alan Woolf of the Region 1 New England Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit and Boston Children’s Hospital