Comments on: ZOOM WEBINAR ~ Environmental Health Project Asks Who is Protecting the Public Health in Penna. https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2022/07/19/zoom-webinar-environmental-health-project-asks-who-is-protecting-the-public-health-in-penna/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Frack Check https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2022/07/19/zoom-webinar-environmental-health-project-asks-who-is-protecting-the-public-health-in-penna/#comment-428866 Frack Check Tue, 19 Jul 2022 20:44:33 +0000 https://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=41412#comment-428866 <strong>HealthFirstPa Webinar ~ Pennsylvania's Shale Gas Boom: How Policy Decisions Failed to Protect Public Health and What We Can Do to Correct It</strong> Hosted by: Environmental Health Project & HealthFirstPA Date & Time: Thursday, July 21, Noon-1 p.m. Speakers for ZOOM Webinar on Thursday @ Noon 1. “Introduction” ~ Rev. Mitchell C. Hescox, President and CEO of The Evangelical Environmental Network. 2. “What Went Wrong?” – EHP’s Director of Research and Policy Beth Weinberger (MPH, PhD) discusses certain policy decisions made by Pennsylvania legislators, governors, and agencies that jeopardized the health and welfare of residents and continues to do so. 3. “Why Does It Matter?” – EHP’s Public Health Manager Makenzie White (MPH, LMSW) talks about health impacts felt by residents living in proximity to shale gas development, including higher risks of respiratory issues, heart disease, poor birth outcomes, and cancer. 4. “How Can We Do Better?” – EHP’s Executive Director Alison L. Steele (MBA) outlines a framework for policymakers that, if incorporated, would go a long way toward helping to protect the health of Pennsylvanians from the harmful effects of shale gas development. HealthFirstPa Webinar ~ Pennsylvania’s Shale Gas Boom: How Policy Decisions Failed to Protect Public Health and What We Can Do to Correct It

Hosted by: Environmental Health Project & HealthFirstPA

Date & Time: Thursday, July 21, Noon-1 p.m.

Speakers for ZOOM Webinar on Thursday @ Noon

1. “Introduction” ~ Rev. Mitchell C. Hescox, President and CEO of The Evangelical Environmental Network.

2. “What Went Wrong?” – EHP’s Director of Research and Policy Beth Weinberger (MPH, PhD) discusses certain policy decisions made by Pennsylvania legislators, governors, and agencies that jeopardized the health and welfare of residents and continues to do so.

3. “Why Does It Matter?” – EHP’s Public Health Manager Makenzie White (MPH, LMSW) talks about health impacts felt by residents living in proximity to shale gas development, including higher risks of respiratory issues, heart disease, poor birth outcomes, and cancer.

4. “How Can We Do Better?” – EHP’s Executive Director Alison L. Steele (MBA) outlines a framework for policymakers that, if incorporated, would go a long way toward helping to protect the health of Pennsylvanians from the harmful effects of shale gas development.

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