{"id":15778,"date":"2021-02-18T19:18:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T00:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/?p=15778"},"modified":"2021-05-10T14:06:48","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T18:06:48","slug":"march-11th-lets-talk-about-pfas-taking-action-to-protect-your-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/march-11th-lets-talk-about-pfas-taking-action-to-protect-your-health\/","title":{"rendered":"March 11th: Let\u2019s Talk About PFAS: Taking Action to Protect Your Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15799 size-full_column alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/STEEP-Webinar-March-11-Health-1000x496.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/STEEP-Webinar-March-11-Health-1000x496.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/STEEP-Webinar-March-11-Health-200x99.jpg 200w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/STEEP-Webinar-March-11-Health-1024x508.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/STEEP-Webinar-March-11-Health-150x74.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/STEEP-Webinar-March-11-Health-768x381.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/STEEP-Webinar-March-11-Health-364x181.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/STEEP-Webinar-March-11-Health-500x248.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/STEEP-Webinar-March-11-Health.jpg 1270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Join scientists from STEEP for a virtual conversation on the human health effects of PFAS contaminants in drinking water. Hear from biomedical experts on the state of the science, including the effects PFAS on the immune system, childhood vaccinations, and susceptibility to COVID-19. STEEP scientists will also discuss exposures to PFAS during pregnancy and through breastfeeding, and what people can do to reduce their risk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT:<\/strong> \u201cLet\u2019s Talk About PFAS: Taking Action to Protect Your Health\u201d \u2013 webinar on the health of effects of PFAS in drinking water. Organized by the STEEP Superfund Research Program Center and hosted by the Town of Barnstable. Speaker presentations followed by Q&#038;A with the public.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHO:<\/strong> <u>Speakers:<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> Philippe Grandjean <\/strong>(STEEP Center Co-lead) Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health<\/li>\n<li><strong> Carmen Messerlian<\/strong>, Assistant Professor of Environmental Reproductive, Perinatal, and Pediatric Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, Department of Epidemiology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WHEN:<\/strong> Thursday, March 11, 2021 \u00ad\u2013 12:00 &#8211; 1:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRESENTATIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/Grandjean_Barnstable_March2021.pdf\">Grandjean Presentation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/Messerlain_March_2021.pdf\">Messerlian Presentation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Watch a video of the webinar:<\/strong><\/p>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-video-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-video  \"><div class=\"poster\" id=\"30xeOUOnvzI\" data-video=\"30xeOUOnvzI\" data-platform=\"youtube\" data-showinfo=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/30xeOUOnvzI\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>webinar on the health of effects of PFAS in drinking water. Organized by the STEEP Superfund Research Program Center and hosted by the Town of Barnstable. Speaker presentations followed by Q&#038;A with the public. The virtual event is free and open to the public. 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