State of the Science: Children’s Environmental Health in Alaska and the Circumpolar North
1:00 pm US Eastern Time
Slides & Resources
ACAT report: State of the Science: Children’s Environmental Health in Alaska and the Circumpolar North (PDF)
Sarah Petras slides: State of the Science: Children’s Environmental Health in Alaska and the Circumpolar North
Project TENDR (Targeting Environmental Neuro-Development Risks)
von Hippel FA, Miller PK, et al. Endocrine disruption and differential gene expression in sentinel fish on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska: Health implications for indigenous residents. Environmental Pollution. November 14, 2017.
Byrne S, Seguinot-Medina S, et al. Exposures to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and perfluoroalkyl substances in a remote population of Alaska Natives. Environmental Pollution. August 17, 2017.
Byrne S, Miller P, et al. Persistent organochlorine pesticide exposure related to a formerly used defense site on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska: data from sentinel fish and human sera. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health A. 2015; 78(15): 976–992.
Children in Alaska and the Circumpolar North experience disproportionate exposures to toxic chemicals that may have long-term negative health consequences, such as neurodevelopmental effects, cancer, birth defects, metabolic disorders, and compromised immune systems. On this call we heard a summary of the scientific evidence linking environmental exposures and adverse health outcomes for children in the Arctic. We also learned how Alaskans are working together to address these concerns and how you can take action to protect children at the top of the world, including helping us to pass the Toxic-Free Children Act, state legislation that would ban ten of the most harmful chemical flame retardants from consumer products.
Featured Speakers
Sarah B. Petras, MPH, author of ACAT’s new report State of the Science: Children’s Environmental Health in Alaska and the Circumpolar North (PDF)
Pam Miller, Executive Director, Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT)
Samarys Seguinot-Medina, DrPHc, MSEM, Environmental Health Program Director, ACAT
This call was hosted by the CHE-Alaska Partnership, which is coordinated by Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT). It lasted for 60 minutes and was recorded for the call and webinar archive.
