The Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environmnet (MACCHE), a joint project of the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and the Children's National Medical Center (CNMC), has been featured on the RCN-TV Community Spotlight Program. In the Washington, D.C. area, this two week series began Feb. 1, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. The program features MACCHE Co-Director and MCH Section member Dr. Benjamin Gitterman.
The first week focuses on the organization of MACCHE, its mission, the resources provided to the Mid-Atlantic community, and information on common environmental concerns. Dr. Gitterman discusses the structure of the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU) and the importance of environmental health to parents, health professionals, government agencies and school officials. He also highlights past and present accomplishments of MACCHE. The second week focuses primarily on specific environmental hazards that include lead, mold, other asthma triggers, plastics, air quality and pesticides.
The Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment (MACCHE) is one of the 10 Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs) in the country supported by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, through a cooperative agreement with the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics. The mission of MACCHE is to provide education and outreach on environmental health issues that affect children in EPA Region 3, which includes the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, and West Virginia. For more information, visit the MACCHE Web site at www.health-e-kids.org.
Community Spotlight is a program produced by RCN-TV that highlights local organizations and events in the Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Metro Areas. The half-hour talk show features a host who initiates a question and answer style dialogue with representatives from the highlighted organization. RCN-TV is a national organization that provides both individuals and businesses with high-speed Internet, cable, and phone services Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, the D.C. Metro Area, Lehigh Valley, and New York City.