by mnobrega | Apr 14, 2017 | Community Outreach and Translation Core, Highlighted Outreach
On March 30th and April 1st, Dr. Gredia Huerta-Montañez presented at the American College of Medical Toxicologists (ACMT) Annual Scientific Meeting. The ACMT is “a professional, nonprofit association of physicians with recognized expertise in medical toxicology.” The...
by mnobrega | Mar 1, 2017 | Community Outreach and Translation Core, CRECE Team, Events, Highlighted Outreach
As part of the 2017 Annual Retreat, CRECE and PROTECT held a ceremony to honor the Federally Qualified Community Health Centers and other community partners that have been instrumental in advancing both centers’ work in Puerto Rico. The ceremony, which was held on...
by mnobrega | Dec 5, 2016 | Community Outreach and Translation Core, CRECE Team, Events, Highlighted Outreach
On Saturday, November 19th, 2016, CRECE team members led a training activity for the families of study participants at the CRECE/PROTECT clinic in Manatí, Puerto Rico. Three CRECE clinic staff members facilitated the two-hour event, which was attended by seven adult...
by mnobrega | Sep 29, 2016 | Community Outreach and Translation Core, CRECE Team, Events, Highlighted Outreach
On Saturday, September 24th, CRECE and PROTECT leaders Dr. Emily Zimmerman and Dr. Phil Brown presented at the Early Intervention Speech-Language Pathologist Continuing Education Symposium. The event was held at Northeastern University and was attended by more than...
by mnobrega | Sep 9, 2016 | Community Outreach and Translation Core, CRECE Team, Highlighted Outreach
On Thursday, August 25th, Dr. Gredia Huerta-Montañez (HSC, COTC) spoke at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Brownsville, Texas for the 2016 Children’s Environmental U.S.-MX Border Symposium, an event organized by the U.S. Environmental Protection...
by mnobrega | Jul 27, 2016 | CRECE Team, Highlighted Outreach
On Sunday, June 26th, members of the CRECE and PROTECT Team participated in the March of Dimes March for Babies in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rico Chapter of the March of Dimes works to reduce the rate of preterm birth on the island, which in 2014 was 12% of...
