HSOC 404 Urban Environment: West Philadelphia
Cross-listed as ENVS 404
Offered:Fall 2008
Pepino TR 10:30-12
This course fulfills the Capstone Research Requirement for HSOC and STSC majors.
Benjamin Franklin Seminar
ABCS course
CWIC-affiliated course
Lead poisoning can cause learning disabilities, impaired hearing, behavioral problems and at very high levels, seizures, coma and even death. Young 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 will learn about the epidemiology of lead poisoning, the pathways of exposure, and methods for community outreach and education. Penn students will 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.
