Practice Greenhealth will host a webinar on flame retardants on April 3 at 2 p.m. Eastern.
"Healthier Hospitals Initiative: Safer Chemical Challenge What’s the Problem with Flame Retardants?" will cover the Healthier Hospitals Initiative's (HHI) Safer Chemicals Challenge, how to submit data for HHI's Engaged Leadership Challenge and go over research on childhood exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PDEs), a class of flame retardants.
The presenters are Brenda Eskenazi, the Jennifer and Brian Maxwell professor of maternal and child health and epidemiology at the University of California, Berkeley and Janet Brown, director of content and outreach for the Healthier Hospitals Initiative.
The webinar is free for Practice Greenhealth members.
Practice Greenhealth offers webinar on risks of flame retardants
Practice Greenhealth will host a webinar on flame retardants on April 3 at 2 p.m. Eastern.
By Healthcare Facilities Today
April 1, 2013
Topic Area: Energy Efficiency , Sustainable Operations
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