Perspectives on Our Right to Breathe: A Workshop on Health, Air Quality, and Philly’s Energy Future Dr. Tyra Bryant-Stephens, MD is the Medical Director of the Community Asthma Prevention Program at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. “Genetics loads the gun, environment pulls the trigger”: Dr. Bryant-Stephens presents common environmental causes and triggers of asthma in Philadelphia, particularly inside homes and among children, and effective ways to address them.
Perspectives on Our Right to Breathe: A Workshop on Health, Air Quality, and Philly’s Energy Future Brian Ratcliffe is a member of Philly Thrive and a graduate student at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Brian presents different web-based tools that residents can use to inform themselves about pollution and environmental injustice in their neighborhoods.
Perspectives on Our Right to Breathe: A Workshop on Health, Air Quality, and Philly’s Energy Future Dr. Marilyn V. Howarth, MD, FACOEM is the Director of the Community Outreach and Engagement Core of the Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology (CEET) at the University of Pennsylvania Dr. Howarth presents on the importance of environmental research in determining the cumulative causes of diseases such as asthma and cancer in Philadelphia.
Perspectives on Our Right to Breathe: A Workshop on Health, Air Quality, and Philly’s Energy Future Dr. Peter DeCarlo, PhD, is the Co-Director of the Drexel Air Resources Research Laboratory and Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering and Chemistry at Drexel University. “General air quality is regional and weather driven”: Dr. DeCarlo explains the difficulties of getting accurate data about air pollution from the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery and how different air pollutants change and travel once released into the environment.
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Perspectives on Our Right to Breathe: A Workshop on Health, Air Quality, and Philly’s Energy Future Vernell Marshall and Alexa Ross are members of Philly Thrive, a grassroots organization of Philadelphians taking action for clean air, climate justice, and the #RightToBreathe. Vernell and Alexa present Philly Thrive's strategy for building people power to transition Philadelphia away from toxic, polluting fossil fuels towards a green economy that serves people and planet.