Guided by the values and expertise of medicine and public health, Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) works to protect human life from the gravest threats to health and survival. PSR is the medical and public health voice working to prevent the use or spread of nuclear weapons and to slow, stop and reverse global warming and toxic degradation of the environment. PSR is the U.S. affiliate of International Physicians for the Prevention of War, recipient of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize.
With great pleasure, PSR Oregon is announcing our second annual Greenfield Peace Writing Contest, named for Del Greenfield, our first executive director. We are sponsoring this writing contest in order to encourage Oregon’s youth to consider their role in promoting peace, thus creating a safer world for us all.
Peace & Security
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Environmental Health
We are exposed to toxicants in the environment every day, through eating, drinking, inhaling, or absorbing them. More than four billion pounds of Toxic Release Inventory chemicals were emitted in 2006 in the United States, with nearly 10 million pounds emitted in Oregon.
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Global Warming
Oregon PSR supports the goal of 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emission by the year 2050, a level called for by atmospheric scientists who are the most involved in studying the problem.
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Campaign for Safe Food
The Oregon chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility initiated the Campaign for Safe Food October 1, 2003.
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PSR Peace Writing Contest Now Open
In a world where we struggle with wars, injustice, violence in our communities, and the threat of environmental devastation,….what does peace mean to you?
An op-ed coauthored by Maye Thompson, RN, environmental health program director for Oregon PSR, on the health risks of bisphenol A.
Source: The Oregonian
Childhood Leukemia and Cancers Near German Nuclear Reactors
Rudi Nussbaum, PhD former Oregon PSR board member publishes article in International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health.
Oregon PSR Annual Peace Writing Contest Awards Dinner
Reserve your seats now for Oregon PSR's Annual Dinner featuring keynote speaker Dahr Jamail and winners of the second annual peace writing contest for high school students.
The Second Annual NW Environmental Health Conference will bring together healthcare professionals to deepen our understanding of environmental health.
Join us in building a healthy environment and promoting sensible security policies. Make a donation to PSR Oregon today
PSR in the Oregonian today on BPA; Countdown to Oslo; 11/13 Benefit for PTSD
Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit
The Toolkit is a combination of easy-to-use reference guides for health providers and user-friendly health education materials on preventing exposures to toxic chemicals and other substances that affect infant and child health. Read more »
Minimize Waste, Oppose Incineration
Resources Promoting Waste Minimization and Opposing Incineration Compiled by Joseph Miller, Oregon PSR Read more »
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