Status
C
Activity
SEM
Title (text only)
URBAN ENVIRONMENTS:SPEAKING ABOUT LEAD IN WEST PHILADELPHIA
Term session
0
Term
2019C
Subject area
ENVS
Section number only
301
Section ID
ENVS404301
Meeting times
TR 1030AM-1200PM
Meeting location
HAYDEN HALL 358
Instructors
PEPINO, RICHARD
Description
Lead poisoning can cause learning disabilities, impaired hearing, behavioral problems, and at very high levels, seizures, coma and even death. Children up to the age of six are especially at risk because of their developing systems; they often ingest lead chips and dust while playing in their home and yards.
In ENVS 404, Penn undergraduates learn about the epidemiology of lead poisoning, the pathways of exposure, and methods for community outreach and education. Penn students collaborate with middle school and high school teachers in West Philadelphia to engage middle school children in exercises that apply environmental research relating to lead poisoning to their homes and neighborhoods.
In ENVS 404, Penn undergraduates learn about the epidemiology of lead poisoning, the pathways of exposure, and methods for community outreach and education. Penn students collaborate with middle school and high school teachers in West Philadelphia to engage middle school children in exercises that apply environmental research relating to lead poisoning to their homes and neighborhoods.
Course number only
404
Cross listings
Use local description
No