Environmental Health Chat

NIEHS Partnerships for Environmental Public Health
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Environmental Health Chat

This podcast series explores how environmental exposures affect our health. Each short episode highlights ways researchers work in partnership with community groups to understand and address environmental health issues.

  1. SEP 25

    Understanding Exposures to Microplastics and Nanoplastics

    In this episode, NIEHS-funded scientist Phoebe Stapleton, Ph.D., talks about her research to track the movement and potential health effects of micro- and nanoplastics in the body. Plus, she offers practical tips to reduce your exposure to plastic particles.

    10 min

  2. AUG 14

    Menopause and the Environment

    In this episode, Jodi Flaws, Ph.D., provides a brief overview of menopause and discusses her NIEHS-funded research, which examines how exposure to chemicals called phthalates may affect women’s reproductive aging. She also discusses gaps in what we know about menopause, and how research can inform clinical care to help women manage and treat their symptoms during the transition to menopause.

    12 min

  3. JUL 16

    Arsenic in Drinking Water

    In this episode, Annie Nigra, Ph.D., talks about how exposure to arsenic in drinking water may affect health, disparities in exposure, and how her research can help inform policies to protect people from arsenic in drinking water. Plus, she discusses her work with Native American youth to address arsenic and other environmental health issues in their communities.

    11 min

  4. JUN 14

    Heat Stress and Worker Health

    In this episode, Kevin Riley, Ph.D., talks about the health risks of working in extreme heat and highlights tools employers and workers can use to prevent heat-related illness in the workplace.

    11 min

  5. MAY 20

    Artificial Turf and Your Health

    In this episode, NIEHS-funded researcher Homero Harari, Sc.D., talks about the potential health and safety concerns of playing on artificial turf. He also discusses how communities can make informed decisions about whether to install synthetic surfaces at schools, parks, and playgrounds.

    9 min

  6. MAY 2

    Climate Disasters and Mental Health in Youth

    In this episode, NIEHS-funded researcher Maggie Sugg, Ph.D., talks about how climate disasters affect mental health in youth. She also discusses some strategies to promote mental health resilience in young people and communities affected by disasters.

    12 min

  7. MAR 22

    Autism and the Environment

    In this episode, we’ll hear from NIEHS-funded researcher Staci Bilbo, Ph.D., who studies how environmental exposures and stress, especially during early development in the womb, influence children’s brain and behavioral development.

    11 min

  8. FEB 26

    Incorporating the Environment Into Maternal and Child Health Care

    In this episode, we’ll learn how the NIEHS Pediatric and Reproductive Environmental Health Scholars (PREHS) program is teaching health care professionals about the many interactions that occur between children, pregnant women, new mothers, and their environment.

    12 min
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This podcast series explores how environmental exposures affect our health. Each short episode highlights ways researchers work in partnership with community groups to understand and address environmental health issues.

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  • Creator
    NIEHS Partnerships for Environmental Public Health
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2024
  • Episodes
    103
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © no copyright
  • Show Website
    Environmental Health Chat

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