Environmental Impacts on Women’s Health Disparities and Reproductive Health

The Nation Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) will host a virtual workshop titled, “Environmental Impacts on Women’s Health Disparities and Reproductive Health,” Wednesday, April 27, from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Thursday, April 28, from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EDT.

        A post-workshop networking session will be held from 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. on Thursday to allow workshop participants to follow-up with speakers and NIEHS staff and scientists.

        The virtual workshop is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required.

        Register Now: https://tools.niehs.nih.gov/conference/ehdworkshop2022/

        The workshop will examine health outcomes related to women, and those assigned female at birth, and reproductive Environmental Health Disparities (EHD).

        The workshop goals are to:

        1.      Raise awareness of the impact of structural racism, racial inequities, and the environment on adverse women’s reproductive health outcomes often observed in U.S. health disparity populations.

        2.      Create an opportunity for NIEHS staff to learn more from the community about the current status of EHD and women’s reproductive health and community outreach efforts.

        3.      Identify knowledge gaps in EHD and women’s reproductive health that can be developed into scientific focus areas within the NIEHS.

        The workshop sessions will include speaker presentations and interactive panel discussions that feature national and local leaders in environmental health disparities research and women’s reproductive health.

        This workshop is organized by the NIEHS Environmental Health Disparities (EHD) and Environmental Justice (EJ) Faculty.

        Individuals with disabilities who need Sign Language Interpreters and/or reasonable accommodation to participate in this event should contact Dr. Darlene Dixon at darlene.dixon@nih.gov or 984-287-3848.