SCRANTON, Pa. \u2013 As Earth Day approaches on April 22, Geisinger College of Health Sciences invites the community to attend a free, engaging discussion on the impact of environmental exposures on health.<\/p>\n
Event: Environmental Chemicals: Our Bodies, Our Communities and Our Health\u00a0
When: Wednesday, April 15, 5:30 p.m.
Where: Geisinger College of Health Sciences, 525 Pine St., Scranton<\/p>\n
Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how everyday chemical exposures can influence individual and community well-being. Geisinger researcher Carly McCabe, PhD, will explore emerging research, real-world impacts and steps people can take to reduce risk.<\/p>\n
Attendees will learn:<\/p>\n
\u25cf Common sources of environmental chemical exposure\u00a0
\u25cf The latest evidence linking exposure to health outcomes
\u25cf Practical strategies to reduce exposure\u00a0
\u25cf The role of PFAs (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances)
\u25cf How preventive care supports education, awareness and risk reduction<\/p>\n
The session is open to the public. Register at go.geisinger.edu\/environment<\/a><\/p>\n About Geisinger College of Health Sciences The College is committed to nondiscrimination in all employment and educational programs or activities. Concerns or questions may be directed to the Title IX coordinator whose contact information is available at geisinger.edu\/titleix<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SCRANTON, Pa. \u2013 As Earth Day approaches on April 22, Geisinger College of Health Sciences invites the community…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39911,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-159746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Educating. Inspiring. Leading. At Geisinger College of Health Sciences, we bring innovation and purpose together to educate the next generation of healthcare leaders. As the academic and research arm of the Geisinger family, our college was founded to enhance and improve community health, with a focus on discovery, hands-on learning and applied practice across our system. Today, we offer a research institute, graduate medical education, schools of medicine, graduate education and nursing, and faculty and professional development programs. Visit geisinger.edu\/gchs<\/a>.<\/p>\n