Join PEHSU at American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference in San Diego and learn how we can create a healthier future for all children.
View the AAP conference schedule here.
Come visit the PEHSU National Program Office at Booth 2253 at the Exhibit Hall. Be a kid again and draw yourself as a kid, countdown the days to Children’s Environmental Health Day, and learn more about how PEHSU protects kids health. Booth hours and dates are:
- Saturday, October 3rd 12-6pm PDT
- Sunday, October 4th 10am-4pm PDT
- Monday, October 5th 10am-2pm PDT
Sessions with PEHSU
Friday, October 2, 2026
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
- S1428: Trends and Truths: Responding to Environmental Health Claims that Parents Find Online (Speaker: Dr. Nick Newman, Region 5 PEHSU)
- Location: San Diego Convention Center Room 30ABC CME 1.00
Above: Dr. Nick Newman
Saturday, October 3, 2026
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
- S223: Diseases Caused by Environmental Exposures: What to Know about “Zebras” (Speaker: Dr. Alan Woolf, Region 1 PEHSU)
Above: Dr. Alan Woolf
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
- S2327: Healthy Homes for Healthy Kids: Environmental Health Strategies to Address Asthma (Speaker: Dr. Lauren Zajac, Region 2 PEHSU)
Above: Dr. Lauren Zajac
Sunday, October 4, 2026
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM PDT
- H3031: Section on Global Health Program Weather-Driven Threats to Child Health: A Global Pediatric Perspective (Speakers: Dr. Becca Philipsborn, Region 4 PEHSU, Dr. Gredia Huerta-Montanez, Region 2 PEHSU)
Above: Dr. Gredia Huerta-Montanez & Dr. Becca Philipsborn
- H3031: Section on Global Health Program Weather-Driven Threats to Child Health: A Global Pediatric Perspective.
- Air Pollution and Child Health: A Global Concern (Speaker: Dr. Nick Newman, Region 5 PEHSU)
- Location: San Diego Convention Center Room 30ABC CME 1.00
Above: Dr. Nick Newman
Monday, October 5, 2026
8:00 AM PDT
- Welcome, EH Trivia (Moderator: Lauren Zajac, MD, MPH, FAAP, Region 2 PEHSU)
Above: Dr. Lauren Zajac
9:00 AM PDT
- Drink and Be Merry: Navigating common concerns about the safety of drinking water (Marissa Hauptman, MD, MPH, FAAP, Region 1 PEHSU)
Above: Dr. Marissa Hauptman
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
- S4332: Hot Topics in Pediatric Environmental Health (Speaker: Dr. Maida Galvez, Region 2 PEHSU)
Above: Dr. Maida Galvez