For Healthcare Professionals

Healthcare professionals are uniquely positioned on the front lines of patient care to identify, address, and prevent health issues linked to environmental factors. Healthcare professionals can advocate for and implement preventive measures, ensuring early detection and intervention for conditions caused or exacerbated by environmental hazards.

CEC Resources

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Asthma and COPD Triggers at Home

Dot Phrases for EMR Text for a dot phrase to use in your EMR to counsel patients on asthma and COPD triggers in the home and ways to prevent exacerbation.
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PFAS Exposure

Dot Phrases for EMR Text for a dot phrase to use in your EMR to counsel patients on PFAS screening and clinical guidance, PFAS and pregnancy, and ways to decrease exposure.
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Cleaning Products

Dot Phrase for EMR Text for a dot phrase to use in your EMR to counsel patients on tips for healthy cleaning and how to make healthy cleaning products at home.
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Heat and Health

Dot Phrase for EMR Text for a dot phrase to use in your EMR to counsel patients on how heat affects health and provide guidance on how to council your patients to stay safe throughout the summer.

Lead Soil Map

GIS map View our resources on lead, including our lead soil map with over 3,900 soil samples representing 86% of census tracts in Philadelphia.

Lessons Learned on the Road to Environmental Cleanup

Interactive modules This tool tells the stories of three environmental cleanups and assembled lessons learned and strategies that communities, industry, and regulatory authorities can use to navigate this difficult process.

Environmental Health Legislation

Page Get information on the latest environmental health legislation introduced in Pennsylvania and our work on policy initiatives in our target communities.

Tour of the Well Explorer App

Video Playlist This app allows you to find hydraulic fracturing well sites near you and learn about the chemicals used at these sites.

External Resources

Environmental Working Group


The Environmental Working Group has several searchable databases for safer consumer cleaning and personal products.

PubChem


Use PubChem to search chemicals by name, molecular formula, structure, and other identifiers. Find chemical and physical properties, biological activities, safety and toxicity information, patents, literature citations and more.

PFAS Analytic Tools


The PFAS Analytic Tools make nationwide data on PFAS testing, reporting, and occurrences accessible to the public. Maintained by EPA, this resource integrates multiple sources of data and creates summaries and visualizations.

Haz-Map


Haz-Map is a database that provides detailed information on hazardous chemicals and occupational health issues.

Partner with us on a pilot project

The Pilot Project Program is a key component of the CEET and aims to fund new directions in Environmental Health Science, with the goal of advancing research of center members, supporting the careers of junior faculty, attracting new investigators into the field, and promoting community-engaged research.

There are 3 anticipated pilot project deadlines per year (spring, summer, and fall) based on availability of funding.

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