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About the Series

EPA's Office of Research and Development began hosting this webinar series in 2023 to communicate research and tools intended to help communities and local decision makers protect their assets and reduce vulnerabilities. Topics include site remediation and restoration, community health and well-being, and community resilience. The webinars in the series are free and typically held on a quarterly basis on the second Tuesday of the month from 3 to 4 p.m. ET.

The series will be of particular interest to local government; Tribal Nations; nonprofit organizations, particularly ones focused on community planning, resilience, and superfund; universities with community-focused research; consultants; and tech assistance providers.

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Restoring Aquatic Ecosystems to Improve Human Health and Wellbeing

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June 10, 2025 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET

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The degradation of aquatic ecosystems can have widespread impacts on both aquatic ecosystem function and aquatic organism health. This loss of ecological integrity can negatively affect aquatic ecosystems and can result in impairments to recreational water use or drinking water consumption, loss of fish and wildlife populations, and degraded aesthetics. Beneficial use impairment is presumed to impact human health; however, comprehensive reporting of impacts on health outcomes is lacking. This webinar will present findings on two widespread impairments — degraded aesthetics and water contact resulting from combined sewage overflows — and how the relationship between ecological restoration and human health should be considered in a systems context.

Presenter

Joel Hoffman, Ph.D. — Joel is a biologist and supervisor of the Ecosystem Services Branch within the Great Lakes Toxicology and Ecology Division in the Office of Research and Development’s Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure. Joel leads interdisciplinary research that addresses how improving environmental quality improves the benefits people receive from nature. This research is conducted in a social-ecological systems context to support sustainable, ecosystem-based management of coastal ecosystems. Joel has a B.S. in Resource Ecology and Management and a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Marine Science from The College of William and Mary.


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2025 Webinars

Topics and dates for webinars are subject to change.

Date Topic
09/09/2025 PFAS Exposure
12/09/2025 A New Methodology for Modeling Material Flow During End-of-Life to Support Circular Economy Policy

Past Webinar Recordings

Explore the list of all past webinar recordings and descriptions for the Healthy and Resilient Communities Research Webinar Series.

Closed-captioned recordings of the webinars are provided below. Certificates of attendance cannot be provided for viewing webinar recordings.

Date Topic
3/11/2025 Technical Assistance for Vapor Intrusion
12/10/2024 Allostatic Load and Epigenetic Age Acceleration as Measures of Cumulative Health Impacts
9/10/2024 Brownfields and Gentrification Research: Learning from Past Experiences 
6/11/2024
Cumulative Impacts: How Potential Flood Exposures, Resource Access, and Social Vulnerability Affect Resilience Outcomes
3/12/2024 Social Systems and Justice Chapter in the Fifth National Climate Assessment
12/12/2023
Community Action and Health Impact Assessment Research
10/10/2023
Benefits of the Environment, Revitalization, and Environmental Cleanup
7/11/2023
Available Tools to Advance Our Understanding of Cumulative Impacts
3/14/2023
Cumulative Impact Assessment: Research and Regulatory Activities at EPA

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