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About
CPCHE and the Prenatal Environmental Heath Education Collaboration are co-leading a joint initiative, Prenatal Environmental Health Education in Canada: Collaborating for Clinical and Community Action (PEHE-CCC or “PEHE Triple-C”). This work is funded through the federal Chemicals Management Plan, with the Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment (CANE) serving as lead partner. Learn more
PEHE-CCC is bringing together partners from clinical care, public health, environmental health, and community organizations to strengthen prenatal environmental health in Canada and build upon the work of the PEHE Collaboration.
The aims of the initiative are to:
- Support health professional associations to integrate environmental health education into prenatal care
- Build capacity among frontline services and community organizations to address environmental health risks (including but not limited to toxic chemicals), environmental justice, and health equity in their day-to-day work
- Advance advocacy efforts to prevent and reduce risks from environmental exposures to reproductive, fetal and child health
The project engages national and community partners, centering grounded/lived expertise, to make environmental health a routine part of prenatal care and community support. It will consist of the Setting the Stage webinar series, followed by Gathering Insights conversations with health associations and community partners. The findings of these conversations will inform a provisional strategy that will provide a foundation for collaborative action.
Events
Webinar 1: Research findings on currents gaps and opportunities
5 November 2025
The first webinar in the series presented new findings from the PEHE Collaboration’s national surveys of women of reproductive age and prenatal care providers, and explored possibilities for filling identified opportunities and gaps.
Watch the webinar recording:
Webinar 2: Building community capacity and advocacy on environmental chemicals and environmental justice
January/February 2026 (TBD)
Join us for a webinar exploring the role of community-based organizations and services in building community literacy, capacity, action and advocacy on environmental chemicals.
Stayed tuned for more information on date and time.
Webinar 3: Filling the gaps – Environmental health knowledge mobilization resources and strategies for preconception/prenatal care
4 March 2026, 12-1 PM ET
Join us for the third webinar in our series as we present new findings from the PEHE Collaboration’s national scan of environmental health educational resources, followed by information and discussion on equity-focused educational tools in development.
Registration link coming soon.
Resources:
PEHE Collaboration Research Brief
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