The Evolution of the Community Engagement Core 12:41

In this episode, we’ll hear how Community Engagement Cores around the country have advanced community engagement in research, and best practices for working with communities.

Partnerships to Advance Research Translation 16:57

In this episode, we’ll hear how partnering with the cooperative extension can help environmental health scientists translate their research findings into resources and strategies to improve public health.

Reducing Pesticide Use in Child Care Centers 16:09

In this episode, we’ll hear about an approach to reduce pesticide use in child care centers and the importance of collaboration to create healthy environments that support children’s early learning and development.

Understanding Exposures to Microplastics and Nanoplastics 9:52

In this episode, we’ll learn about exposure to micro- and nanoplastics and how researchers are working to better understand how these tiny plastic particles may affect our health.

Menopause and the Environment 12:18

In this episode, we’ll learn about menopause and how environmental chemicals called phthalates may affect women’s reproductive aging.

Artificial Turf and Your Health 8:57

In this episode, we’ll hear about the potential heat and chemical exposures from playing on artificial turf fields.

Incorporating the Environment Into Maternal and Child Health Care 12:09

In this episode, we’ll hear how an NIEHS-funded program is teaching health care professionals about the many interactions that occur between children, pregnant women, new mothers, and their environment.

Keeping Your Home Safe From Radon 11:52

In this episode, Ellen Hahn, Ph.D., discusses her work to increase radon awareness and testing in rural Kentucky and help residents take action to reduce their exposure at home.

PFAS in Drinking Water: Responding to Community Concerns 12:32

In this episode, we’ll hear how scientists responded to residents’ concerns after PFAS was discovered in their drinking water.

Protecting Communities From Lead Exposure 10:51

In this episode, we’ll learn about factors associated with lead exposure and ways to prevent exposure to the toxic metal. The episode focuses on issues of lead contamination in Philadelphia.

The Exposome and Health (Part 2) 11:07

In our second episode exploring the exposome, we’ll learn how incorporating community perspectives into the exposome definition could help researchers better understand the totality of lifetime exposures and improve human health.

The Exposome and Health (Part 1) 12:47

In this episode, we'll learn how studying the exposome helps scientists gain a more holistic understanding of how the environment influences health and disease.

Protecting Firefighter Health 9:47

In this episode, we’ll learn about the mixture of chemicals firefighters are exposed to on the job, how those chemicals may harm health, and best practices to reduce occupational exposures and improve firefighter health.

Spending Time in Nature May Slow Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s Disease Progression 7:01

In this episode, we’ll hear how time spent in nature may protect against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease risk.

Reducing Exposure to Disinfection Byproducts in Drinking Water 10:37

In this episode, we’ll learn about compounds in drinking water, called disinfection byproducts, that can harm health. We’ll hear how researchers and community groups in rural Kentucky are working to reduce residents’ exposure to these compounds.

Combining Technology and Training to Protect Workers’ Health 14:22

In this episode, we’ll learn how two NIEHS grantees are turning to technology to enhance health and safety training for hazardous materials workers.

PFAS and Your Health 8:44

In this episode, Laurel Schaider, Ph.D., talks about how PFAS exposures affect health and how communities can learn more about this large class of chemicals, including ways to reduce exposure.

Campaign Promotes Eating Safer Fish 11:43

In this episode, a researcher and community partner discuss how they teamed up to create a campaign to help communities understand the risks of consuming certain fish from a polluted waterway. They also share tips on how to choose, prepare, and cook fish to reduce exposure to harmful contaminants.

Community Science Aids Harmful Algal Blooms Research 7:40

In this episode, George Bullerjahn, Ph.D., discusses a community science program in which charter boat captains and the U.S. Coast Guard work with researchers to collect water samples from Lake Erie. These samples provide NIEHS-funded researchers the robust data they need to monitor, predict, and mitigate harmful algal blooms.

Community-engaged Research Leads to Soil Cleanup 10:23

In this episode, we’ll hear about a community-engaged research project to test the soil in urban gardens for lead and other harmful contaminants and raise awareness of children’s health risks associated with exposure.

The Shrinking Salton Sea and Children’s Health 9:34

In this episode, you’ll hear about a community-engaged research project that aims to understand how the drying Salton Sea will affect air pollution and children’s lung health in Southern California.

Parkinson’s Disease, Pesticides, and the Gut Microbiome 12:24

In this episode, Beate Ritz, M.D., Ph.D., talks about how the environment, gut microbiome, and brain interact to influence the development and progression of Parkinson’s disease.

Botanical Safety 8:33

In this podcast, you’ll hear from Cynthia Rider, Ph.D., who talks about what we know – and don’t know – when it comes to botanical safety.

Engaging Youth in Research 10:02

This podcast explores the many benefits of engaging youth in environmental health research.

Wildfire Smoke and Children’s Health 10:32

This podcast explores the harmful effects of wildfire smoke on children’s health and provides tips to keep kids safe during a wildfire event.

Eating a Healthy Diet to Protect Against Pollution 9:32

This podcast explores how eating a healthy diet may protect against the harmful health effects of pollution.

Dogs Shed Light on Chemical Exposures and Disease 12:15

In this podcast, you’ll hear from two researchers who are using silicone monitoring devices to detect chemical exposures in dogs and their owners to gain insight into the ways our daily exposures may affect our health.

Using Implementation Science to Move Environmental Health Discoveries into the Real-world 10:39

This podcast explores how environmental health researchers can embrace implementation science to enhance the public health impact of their research and address environmental health disparities.

Greening Neighborhoods to Improve Health 10:08

In this podcast, we’ll hear from NIEHS grantee Aruni Bhatnagar, Ph.D., who leads the Green Heart Study, an ambitious and first of its kind project to examine the impacts of green neighborhoods on heart health.

Using Culturally Appropriate Messages to Promote Smoke-Free Homes 11:24

In this podcast, you’ll hear from NIEHS-funded researcher Patricia Nez Henderson, M.D., M.P.H., who is working with tribal communities to encourage the adoption of smoke-free homes, with the goal of improving their health.