The
heart of PICEH’s Outreach Program is to provide useful
information to the public about children’s environmental
health. Over the past few years we have distributed thousands
of booklets and brochures throughout Berks County and Pennsylvania
on children’s environmental health issues and how parents
can keep children safe from environmental harms. By partnering
with The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, St. Joseph Medical
Center, The Olivet Boy’s and Girl’s Club, numerous
pediatric offices and other community organizations, we ensure
that children’s environmental health materials are readily
available to the general public.
Another publication that the Outreach Program
oversees is the production of The Stepping Stone.
Each quarter this publication carries leading voices on children’s
environmental health issues covering current topics in the
field. The Stepping Stone is made available
to the public and mailed quarterly to those who contribute
to PICEH. If you are interested in receiving a copy of The
Stepping Stone, please call 610-670-9200.
Another element of PICEH’s Outreach Program
is The Child’s World Lecture Series. Each
year PICEH invites some of the leading minds on children’s
environmental health topics to Berks County, Pennsylvania,
to share with the community their expert opinions about issues
related to children. Previous speakers have included PA DEP
Deputy Secretary Mr. Tom Fidler, Dr. Devra Davis, and Dr.
Steven Gilbert. All lectures are free to the public and are
offered in conjunction with Kutztown University. Please see
our events page for a current schedule
of speakers.
Outreach at the institute is based on a simple
premise of helping people remember that children are not little
adults and sharing with the public ways in which we can keep
our children safe from environmental harms.
If you are interested in learning more about
outreach programs at PICEH, please contact
us using the attached link, or call us at (484) 646-4008
