Fracking, Natural Gas, and Maternal Health--What They Mean for Families and Communities

Event Type: 
Webinar
Major Issue: 
Energy
Geographic Focus: 
National
When: 
June 2, 2014 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Eastern
Location: 

Online

6-Week Webinar Series--Every Monday Beginning April 21

Living near natural gas extraction and development sites may affect the health of pregnant women, children, and communities. This webinar series, led by medical professionals and scientists, will equip participants with information on these potential health issues and what they can do about it.

REGISTER FOR ONE OR MORE WEBINAR

Monday, April 21st, 2pm ET

Natural Gas Development, Public Health,

and Protecting the Most Vulnerable Populations

Featured Speaker: Carol Kwiatkowski, PhD, Endocrine Disruption Exchange (TEDX)

 

Monday, April 28th, 2pm ET

Unconventional Natural Gas Extraction

and Special Vulnerabilities for Children’s Health

Featured Speaker: Jerome Paulson, MD, Children’s National Health System

 

Monday, May 5th, 12pm ET

Susceptibility During Pregnancy: What You Need to Know

Featured Speaker: Katie Huffling, RN, MS, CNM, Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANH)

 

Monday, May 12, 2pm ET

Environmental Exposures & Reduced Cognitive Function in Children

Featured Speaker: David O. Carpenter, MD, Institute for Health and the Environment, State University at Albany

 

Monday, May 19, 1pm ET

Environmental Toxins and Their Link to Metabolic Disorders  and Chronic Diseases

Featured Speaker: Sheila Bushkin-Bedient, MD, MPH, Institute for Health and the Environment, State University at Albany

 

Monday, June 2, 4pm ET

Birth Outcomes and Maternal Residential Proximity to Natural Gas Development in Rural Colorado

Featured Speaker: Lisa McKenzie, PhD, MPH, Colorado School of Public Health

 

 

 

 

The rapid rise in natural gas extraction and development has increased contamination of air and water near drilling-dense regions across the country. Many of the chemicals used and associated with natural gas development extraction and development have been associated with acute and chronic health problems in children and women, including respiratory, neurological, reproductive, and developmental impacts. Researchers are studying the relationship between the chemicals associated with natural gas extraction and development and short and long-term health effects.

Issue Area: 
Environment (Air, Water, Land)
Fracking
Women's Health

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