Community Meeting on Childhood Cancers in SWPA

EHP hosted a community discussion on Tuesday, June 18, 2020, that brought together residents and experts to talk about the issue of childhood cancer in the region, how being exposed to environmental pollution may play a part, and where we may go from here.

Meet the speakers:

Moderator:

Bernard Goldstein, MD Professor Emeritus and former Dean, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health

Panel:

Janice Blanock Cecil resident, Mother of the late Luke Blanock

Ned Ketyer, MD, FAAP Pediatrician, Pediatric Alliance Physicians for Social Responsibility (Board)  Medical Consultant, Environmental Health Project

Sarah Rankin, MPH, RN, OCN Public Health Nurse, Environmental Health Project Oncology Certified Nurse

Shaina Stacy, PhD, MPH, CPH Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Environmental Health Researcher