Achievement of a sustainable environment. Back from the Brink Resolution. Physicians for Social Responsibility 1111 14th St NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202.667.4260 Fax: 202.667.4201 Email: psrnatl@psr.orgpsrnatl@psr.org @ See #stillhere website. Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility (WPSR) is a 40-year-old, physician-led advocacy organization working to create a healthy, just, peaceful and sustainable world. 11/02/2018, By anasalhajjYemen was declared the world’s largest humanitarian disaster by the United Nations in 2017, yet we have seen little media coverage and global outcry. Please see below for more details and a calendar of events. Student Physicians for Social Responsibility (SPSR), a network of 39 chapters and 650 students, mobilizes medical students to engage in the work against nuclear proliferation, environmental degradation, and social justice issues. He has been President of San Francisco Bay PSR since 1989, and has been on the Board of National PSR since 1993, serving as President in 2003 and 2014. PSR presses for policies to curb global warming, generate what they consider to be a sustainable energy future, minimize toxic pollution of air, food and drinking water, and prevent human exposure to toxic substances. Sign up to join our activist network and you will receive alerts and newsletters.
Every year, SF Bay PSR, Tri-Valley Cares, Western State Legal Foundation and other local organizations host an inspiring event commemorating Hiroshima Day, including a special focus on the nuclear weapons work at Lawrence Livermore Lab. Reduction of violence and its causes. SPSR orients every new generation of medical students to be engaged in creating positive change through medical activism. Last year, the Centers for Disease Control budget was only $7 billion, less than 1 percent of the Pentagon budget, showing where our priorities have been misguided. PSR works to lead the U.S. toward the ultimate elimination of nuclear weapons. So are the survivors.
Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) is a physician-led organization in the US working to protect the public from the threats of nuclear proliferation, climate change, and environmental toxins. Within public health, she is most interested in humanitarian health and infectious disease.Dr. THE BOMB: Understanding Its History and the Hope for a Nuclear-Free Future Back from the Brink Action. Dr. Gould has authored numerous book chapters on the health impacts of nuclear weapons, including Every year, SF Bay PSR, Tri-Valley Cares, Western State Legal Foundation and other local organizations host an inspiring event commemorating Hiroshima Day, including a special focus on the nuclear weapons work at Lawrence Livermore Lab. Since 1992, when PSR formally created its environment and health program, PSR has worked to address global warming and the toxic degradation of the environment. 75 Years Later Is Now: Hiroshima, Nagasaki, & Ending the Nuclear Threat Jul 29, 2020 Oregon PSR and our community partners are in the process of planning the annual Portland-area memorial to the victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which this year marks the 75th anniversary of this tragic and preventable loss of human life. Unfortunately, since that time, other pressing events, including the onset of COVID-19, have pushed the crisis in Yemen out of the spotlight.This 75-minute panel presentation, organized by Sarah Bakir as part of her summer internship with SF Bay PSR, provides an opportunity for members, supporters, and guests to learn about the armed conflict in Yemen and its devastating social, economic, and health consequences.Sarah Bakir is an MPH student studying Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California Berkeley, School of Public Health.