Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility offers a series of seminal research reports on environmental health; a body of work that examines the influence of environmental exposures over the lifespan... These reports have been used as the basis to educate over 10,000 health professionals at presentations and trainings throughout North America.
Since its release on NBC's Today Show, Environmental Threats to Healthy Aging, 3rd in a series of important GBPSR reports on environmental health, has established considerable significance through broad outreach. Jill Stein MD, co-author, current GBPSR Steering Committee member, and founder of MA Coalition for Healthy Communities, has been disseminating the major findings via the media and at conferences and meetings nationwide.
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Somerville Community Access Television has chosen the Massachusetts Disarmament Action Network (DAN)'s 1/2 hour television roundtable video, "Getting to a Nuclear Weapons-Free World," as one of three nominations for a "Best of 2009" award in the Informational category.
We are deeply honored by this distinction. Thank you SCAT!
Ask the Researcher Forum is a valuable, interactive environmental health resource tool developed by the Boston University Superfund Research Program and Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility to help bring "research to real life" by allowing readers to pose questions and have them answered by researchers involved in the BUSRP.
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Health and Environment Projects
GBPSR has been a leader on environmental health issues for over 16 years, effectively working through publications, trainings, and presentations to educate the medical community, policy makers, and the public about the health consequences of a range of environmental factors.
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Health, Peace and Security Projects
Since its founding in the late 70s, GBPSR members have been committed to preventing the use and proliferation of nuclear weapons, to educate on the public health dimensions of war and militarism, and to support policies that work for peace and global disarmament.
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Free Online Continuing Education Course for Health Professionals on Pediatric Environmental Health
GBPSR teamed up with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's (ATSDR) Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine and the University of California - San Francisco Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit to create this FREE online 1 1/2 hour CE course for health professionals.
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Healthy People, Healthy Planet 3-part lecture series taped for University of Delaware Nursing School Course
GBPSR's Jill Stein MD recently taped a 3-part, 1 1/2 hour lecture for a University of Delaware Nursing School course titled Healthy People, Healthy Planet, soon to be available on our web site.
GBPSR 2009 Highlights Newsletter
Greater Boston PSR continues to work at the cutting edge of research, education, and policies related to health, environment, and security issues. Our effective leadership is helping to make change from the policy level to clinical practice.
Volunteers Needed! BU School of Public Health Flame Retardant Exposure Study (FlaRE)
Researchers at the Boston University School of Public Health are studying exposure to chemicals such as PBDEs in the indoor environment. Learn more about volunteering for FlaRE, the Flame Retardant Exposure Study.
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The list of organizations in the Healthy Living Resources guide is not exhaustive, but we hope it will provide some starting points for you. Read more »
Learning, behavioral and developmental disabilities including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and autism prevent our children from reaching their full human potential. Seventeen percent of children in the United States have been diagnosed with one or more developmental disabilities. Read more »