This half-day virtual conference will review various factors in children's physical and social environments that affect their health and development. Participants will leave with tools to support the health of children and families, including

• Methods to integrate environmental health into pediatric care
• Ways support and educate children and families on preventing and treating viral respiratory tract infections, particularly for those most vulnerable to illness
• Techniques for discussing racism with children and families

Programs and Speakers Include: 

• Bringing Environmental Health into Healthcare for Children with Perry Sheffield, MD, MPH and Khalil Savary, MD
• Anticipatory Guidance for Racism: How to speak with patients about racism With Tyree Winters, DO, FACOP, FAAP 
• Respiratory Viruses in the Pediatric Patient and the Effect on Those with Co-Morbidities With Nadia Hamdi, APN, RN, MSc

Registration is AT NO COST* using the code (pmch12) for Partnership member hospitals, NJ Department of Health staff, NJ Department of Children and Families staff, and staff at northern New Jersey-based community non-profit organizations (Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Union, and Warren counties)

*Please note: The free registration code is available only to those who work for qualifying organizations. Registrants who do not qualify for the free code can contact [email protected] to inquire about scholarship opportunities.*

Last Updated: 10/23/23