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Rebecca Philipsborn

  • Department of Pediatrics
    Associate Professor
  • rpass@emory.edu
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Academic Appointment

  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Emory University School of Medicine and Rollins School of Public Health

Education

Degrees

  • MD from Emory University School of Medicine
  • MPA, Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs
  • AB, English from Princeton University

Research

Publications

  • Environmental Issues in Global Pediatric Health: Policy Statement.
    Pediatrics Volume: 155
    02/01/2025 Authors: Zajac L; Landrigan PJ; and the Council on Environmental Health and Climate Change
  • Environmental Issues in Global Pediatric Health: Technical Report.
    Pediatrics Volume: 155
    02/01/2025 Authors: Zajac L; Landrigan PJ; and the COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Preparing Physicians for the Climate Crisis: Next Steps for the Graduate Medical Education Community.
    J Grad Med Educ Volume: 16 Page(s): 633 - 636
    12/01/2024 Authors: Philipsborn R; Tuck MG; Cooney T; Colbert CY
  • Proposing Standards for Pediatricians on Climate Change and Health: Leveraging the Entrustable Professional Activity Framework.
    J Grad Med Educ Volume: 16 Page(s): 159 - 160
    12/01/2024 Authors: Philipsborn R; McShane M; Marwah H; Cogen J; Barnes M; Osta A; Grow HM
  • Prescribing Change: The Dire Need to Address Climate and Health in Graduate Medical Education.
    J Grad Med Educ Volume: 16 Page(s): 1 - 4
    12/01/2024 Authors: Tuck MG; Colbert CY; Philipsborn R; Cooney T
  • Editorial: Climate change is a children's health hazard.
    Environ Res Health Volume: 2 Page(s): 040201
    10/24/2024 Authors: Gould CA; Gentile LE; Sbiroli E; Berger M; Philipsborn R
  • The Trauma of Leaving All Behind: Climate and Environmental Migration and Children.
    Acad Pediatr Volume: 24 Page(s): 50 - 52
    07/01/2024 Authors: Huerta-Montaez G; Philipsborn R
  • Pediatric Resident and Program Director Views on Climate Change and Health Curricula: A Multi-Institution Study.
    Acad Med Volume: 99 Page(s): 654 - 662
    06/01/2024 Authors: Cogen JD; Perkins A; Mockler B; Barton KS; Schwartz A; Boos M; Radhakrishnan A; Rai P; Tandon P; Philipsborn R
  • How to communicate about climate change with patients.
    BMJ Volume: 385 Page(s): e079831
    04/17/2024 Authors: Kotcher J; Patel L; Wheat S; Philipsborn R; Maibach E
  • Assessment of Disaster Preparedness at the Household Level in a Pediatric Cardiology Clinic Population.
    Pediatr Cardiol Volume: 45 Page(s): 840 - 846
    04/01/2024 Authors: Mosgrove M; Greenky D; Iannucci G; Philipsborn R; Bohling A; Steigerwald S; Herron B; Jergel A; Murray B
  • Climate Change and Children's Health: Building a Healthy Future for Every Child.
    Pediatrics Volume: 153
    03/01/2024 Authors: Ahdoot S; Baum CR; Cataletto MB; Hogan P; Wu CB; Bernstein A; COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN AND DISASTERS; SECTION ON PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY AND SLEEP MEDICINE; SECTION ON MINORITY HEALTH, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
  • Opportunities for Strengthening Climate Education for Clinical Health Professionals.
    NAM Perspect Volume: 2024
    01/01/2024 Authors: Lemery J; O'Connor T; Gillespie E; Blackburn H; Demorest S; Philipsborn R; Chekuri B
  • Climate Change is an Emerging Threat to Perinatal Mental Health.
    J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc Volume: 30 Page(s): 683 - 689
    01/01/2024 Authors: Barkin JL; Philipsborn RP; Curry CL; Upadhyay S; Geller PA; Pardon M; Dimmock J; Bridges CC; Sikes CA; Kondracki AJ
  • Climate change, paediatric health and ways that digestive health professionals can engage.
    Gut Volume: 72 Page(s): 2216 - 2218
    11/24/2023 Authors: Philipsborn R; Manivannan M; Sack TL
  • Educating families about the impacts of wildfire smoke on children's health: opportunities for healthcare professionals.
    BMJ Paediatr Open Volume: 7
    10/01/2023 Authors: Slavik CE; Philipsborn R; Peters E
  • Climate Change, Air Quality, and Pulmonary Health Disparities.
    Clin Chest Med Volume: 44 Page(s): 489 - 499
    09/01/2023 Authors: Smirnova N; Shaver AC; Mehta AJ; Philipsborn R; Scovronick N
  • Neural tube defects as a cause of death among stillbirths, infants, and children younger than 5 years in sub-Saharan Africa and southeast Asia: an analysis of the CHAMPS network.
    Lancet Glob Health Volume: 11 Page(s): e1041 - e1052
    07/01/2023 Authors: Madrid L; Vyas KJ; Kancherla V; Leulseged H; Suchdev PS; Bassat Q; Sow SO; El Arifeen S; Madhi SA; Onyango D
  • Drinking Water From Private Wells and Risks to Children.
    Pediatrics Volume: 151
    02/01/2023 Authors: Woolf AD; Stierman BD; Barnett ED; Byron LG; COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • Intersections of climate change, migration, and health: experiences of first-generation migrants from Latin America to the Atlanta-metropolitan area.
    Glob Public Health Volume: 18 Page(s): 2261773
    01/01/2023 Authors: Laney E; Nkusi A; Herrera C; Lane M; Sampath A; Kitron U; Fairley JK; Philipsborn R; White C
  • A 24-Hour Waste Audit of the Neuro ICU during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Opportunities for Diversion.
    J Clim Chang Health Volume: 8
    10/01/2022 Authors: Corbin L; Hoff H; Smith A; Owens C; Weisinger K; Philipsborn R
  • Evaluating strengths and opportunities for a co-created climate change curriculum: Medical student perspectives.
    Front Public Health Volume: 10 Page(s): 1021125
    01/01/2022 Authors: Liu I; Rabin B; Manivannan M; Laney E; Philipsborn R
  • Insights on the differentiation of stillbirths and early neonatal deaths: A study from the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) network.
    PLoS One Volume: 17 Page(s): e0271662
    01/01/2022 Authors: Quincer E; Philipsborn R; Morof D; Salzberg NT; Vitorino P; Ajanovic S; Onyango D; Ogbuanu I; Assefa N; Sow SO
  • A global child health perspective on climate change, migration and human rights.
    Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care Volume: 51 Page(s): 101029
    06/01/2021 Authors: Uddin R; Philipsborn R; Smith D; Mutic A; Thompson LM
  • Reflections from medical education in the climate crisis.
    Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care Volume: 51 Page(s): 101030
    06/01/2021 Authors: Morris E; Voltaire C; Goodall H; Rabin B; Densen S; Peters N; Gray B; Bennett M; Bellman S; Laney E
  • The intersection of pediatrics, climate change, and structural racism: Ensuring health equity through climate justice.
    Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care Volume: 51 Page(s): 101028
    06/01/2021 Authors: Gutschow B; Gray B; Ragavan MI; Sheffield PE; Philipsborn RP; Jee SH
  • A pediatrician's guide to climate change-informed primary care.
    Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care Volume: 51 Page(s): 101027
    06/01/2021 Authors: Philipsborn RP; Cowenhoven J; Bole A; Balk SJ; Bernstein A
  • Climate Change and the Practice of Medicine: Essentials for Resident Education.
    Acad Med Volume: 96 Page(s): 355 - 367
    03/01/2021 Authors: Philipsborn RP; Sheffield P; White A; Osta A; Anderson MS; Bernstein A
  • Born on U.S. Soil: Access to Healthcare for Neonates of Non-Citizens.
    Matern Child Health J Volume: 25 Page(s): 9 - 14
    01/01/2021 Authors: Philipsborn RP; Sorscher EA; Sexson W; Evans HH
  • The Unique Role of Medical Students in Catalyzing Climate Change Education.
    J Med Educ Curric Dev Volume: 7 Page(s): 2382120520957653
    01/01/2020 Authors: Rabin BM; Laney EB; Philipsborn RP
  • Overview and Development of the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance Determination of Cause of Death (DeCoDe) Process and DeCoDe Diagnosis Standards.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 69 Page(s): S333 - S341
    10/09/2019 Authors: Blau DM; Caneer JP; Philipsborn RP; Madhi SA; Bassat Q; Varo R; Mandomando I; Igunza KA; Kotloff KL; Tapia MD
  • EXAMINING MALNUTRITION AS A CAUSE AND CONTRIBUTOR TO DEATH IN CHILDREN AGED 6-59 MONTHS WITHIN THE CHILD HEALTH AND MORTALITY SURVEILLANCE (CHAMPS) NETWORK
    Volume: 101 Page(s): 151 - 151
    01/01/2019 Authors: Sivalogan K; El Arifeen S; Akelo V; Bassat Q; Barr BAT; Chawana R; Gurley E; Kotloff K; Madhi S; Mandomando I
  • An Unusual Cause of Fever and Headache in a School-Aged Male.
    Clin Pediatr (Phila) Volume: 57 Page(s): 1359 - 1362
    10/01/2018 Authors: Joo SJ; Thompson AB; Philipsborn R; Emrath E; Camacho-Gonzalez AF; Chahroudi A; Miller J; Ali I; Cope J
  • Climate Change and Global Child Health.
    Pediatrics Volume: 141
    06/01/2018 Authors: Philipsborn RP; Chan K
  • CHARACTERIZING UNDERNUTRITION AMONG INFANTS AGED 1 TO 6 MONTHS IN HIGH MORTALITY AFRICAN SITES WITHIN THE CHILD HEALTH AND MORTALITY PREVENTION SURVEILLANCE (CHAMPS) NETWORK
    Volume: 99 Page(s): 599 - 599
    01/01/2018 Authors: Watson J; Wilkinson A; Philipsborn R; Bassat Q; Onyango P; Madhi S; Chawana R; Blau D; Raghunathan P; Breiman R
  • INVESTIGATING THE CONTRIBUTION OF SEVERE MALNUTRITION TO CHILD MORTALITY AMONG CHILDREN AGED 6-59 MONTHS THROUGH THE CHILD HEALTH AND MORTALITY PREVENTION SURVEILLANCE (CHAMPS) NETWORK
    Volume: 99 Page(s): 388 - 388
    01/01/2018 Authors: Wilkinson A; Watson J; Philipsborn R; Bassat Q; Akelo V; Madhi S; Chawana R; Blau D; Raghunathan P; Breiman R
  • Climatic Drivers of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli Incidence: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
    J Infect Dis Volume: 214 Page(s): 6 - 15
    07/01/2016 Authors: Philipsborn R; Ahmed SM; Brosi BJ; Levy K
  • Evidence of staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome caused by MRSA in a mother-newborn pair.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J Volume: 34 Page(s): 450 - 452
    04/01/2015 Authors: Rostad CA; Philipsborn RP; Berkowitz FE
  • Stringent mating-type-regulated auxotrophy increases the accuracy of systematic genetic interaction screens with Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutant arrays.
    Genetics Volume: 181 Page(s): 289 - 300
    01/01/2009 Authors: Singh I; Pass R; Togay SO; Rodgers JW; Hartman JL
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