Early Life Exposure to Air Pollution and Child Health

This webinar was originally presented on September 15, 2021. Air pollution is one of the most encountered environmental hazards in early life. Exposures during pregnancy and in childhood have been linked with many of the most important pediatric health concerns in the United States. Catherine Karr, MD, PhD, MS, FAAP will present concepts related to exposure sources, trends, environmental justice considerations, and mechanisms of toxicity. Dr. Karr will discuss epidemiologic evidence associating air pollution with child health outcomes including asthma, adverse birth outcomes, behavioral and cognitive development, obesity, pediatric cancer, and increased blood pressure. Lastly, intervention and prevention strategies including policy and programmatic approaches will also be highlighted.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify concepts related to exposure sources, trends, and environmental justice considerations as well as mechanisms of toxicity.
• Describe epidemiologic evidence associated with air pollution and child health outcomes including asthma, adverse birth outcomes, behavioral and cognitive development, obesity, pediatric cancer, and increased blood pressure.
• Describe intervention and prevention strategies, including policy and programmatic approaches. 

Speakers

Catherine Karr, MD, PhD, MS, FAAP Co-Director, Northwest PEHSU (Region 10) Professor of General Pediatrics at the University of Washington  Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Washington Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Washington  

Moderator:

Perry Sheffield, MD, MPH, FAAP Deputy Director, Region 2 Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit serving New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Co-Director, NYS Children’s Environmental Health Centers Network Pediatrician and Environmental Health Researcher, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City

CE Origination date: October 19, 2021
CE Expiration date: October 19, 2023

ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS:

Continuing Medical Education for Physicians (CME): In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this Enduring material   activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Nursing Education for Nurses (CNE): In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU) . The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for 1 nursing contact hours.

IACET Continuing Education Units (CEU): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEU's for this program.

Certified Public Health (CPH): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a pre-approved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer 1 CPH recertification credits for this program.

Continuing Education Contact Hours for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES): Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1  total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 0. Continuing Competency credits available are 1. CDC provider number 98614. 

Disclosure: In compliance with continuing education requirements, all presenters must disclose any financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or product(s) under investigational use. CDC, our planners, our presenters, content experts and their spouses/partners wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters. Planning committee reviewed content to ensure there is no bias. Presentation will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use. CDC did not accept commercial support for this continuing education activity.

Disclaimer: This course was supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and funded (in part) by a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (CDC/ATSDR). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supports the PEHSUs by providing partial funding to CDC/ATSDR through an Inter-Agency Agreement. The findings and conclusions presented have not been formally disseminated by CDC/ATSDR or EPA and should not be construed to represent any agency determination or policy. Use of trade names that may be mentioned is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by the CDC/ATSDR or EPA.

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