Dr. Erin Thanik, MD, MPH is Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and an instructor in the Masters of Public Health program. She is board certified in both Allergy and Immunology as well as Preventive Medicine and her clinical work currently is focused in the World Trade Center Health Program Clinical Center of Excellence. Dr. Thanik also serves as a physician consultant in the World Trade Center Data Center and her public health work and research focuses on green housing, social determinants of health and asthma disparities. Along with Dr. Zajac, she directs an Environmental Asthma program for children focused on addressing environmental asthma triggers in the home.
Dr. Lauren Zajac is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health and the Department of Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She is a pediatrician who received fellowship training in pediatric environmental health. Dr. Zajac serves as a pediatrician and Medical Director of the Region 2 Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (serving NJ, NY, PR and USVI). She is also faculty at the Graduate School in Public Health, teaching an MPH course and serving as a track advisor for the Environmental Health Sciences Track. Dr. Zajac is the director of the Children's Environmental Health elective program at Mount Sinai. She is Medical Director of the New York State Children's Environmental Health Centers network. Dr. Zajac is also an elected member of the American Academy of Pediatrics executive committee for the Council on Environmental Health and Climate Change.
Title of Talk: Integrating the Environment into Clinical Care: Lessons from a Pediatric Environmental Asthma Program
Childhood asthma is the leading cause of missed school days and disproportionately affects children of color and those in low-income neighborhoods. Differences in neighborhood housing quality, prevalence of pest and chemical pest control, the psychosocial environment, and other systemic factors are likely drivers of the disparities. As physicians, we often think of asthma management as it relates to inhaler treatments and techniques. However, given asthma’s pathophysiology linked to environmental pollutants, the lived environment intimately intersects with asthma health outcomes. This talk will outline an innovate clinical program at Mount Sinai that addresses environmental and social determinants of health for children with poorly-controlled asthma. We will explore how our program translates the science into a comprehensive clinical approach to improve asthma outcomes in our patients.
Time: Oct. 19, 2022 12:00 PM Eastern Time
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