Student Physicians for Social Responsibility

Student Physicians for Social Responsibility

Student PSR is an organization of physicians and medical students working to stop global warming and end the nuclear threat.

Student PSR membership is free for students, so join today. You will receive electronic "Action Alerts" that allow you to quickly take action on current legislation as well as Student PSR reports and emails that will keep you connected to student events across the nation.

Focus Areas

Security
SPSR's Security Program aims towards promoting peace and nuclear abolition. Click here to read on for updates and resources.
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Environment & Health
SPSR asserts a strong medical voice through education and advocacy to slow, stop, and reverse global warming and toxic degradation of the environment. Read more.
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Social Justice
Guided by the values and expertise of medicine and public health, SPSR seeks to protect human life wordwide from the impact of social injustice and structural violence.
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House Passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act is an Historic Milestone; Stronger Action is Essential
July 2, 2009

PSR recognizes the historic significance of House passage on June 26, 2009, of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES). For the first time, a branch of Congress has taken responsibility for acting to comprehensively reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
G8 to call for early enactment of CTBT
June 18, 2009

G8 countries have agreed in principle to incorporate a phrase calling for efforts toward the early enactment of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) in a joint statement at a G8 summit in July in Italy, senior government officials said.
Source: The Mainichi Daily News
U.N. Chief Urges Nations to Bring CTBT into Force
June 16, 2009

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon yesterday urged the international community to "seize the current moment" by bringing the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty into force.
Source: Global Security Newswire

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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 »
The Medical and Public Health Impacts of Global Warming
As scientific evidence continues to mount that the earth’s climate is rapidly changing, it is clear that global warming is no longer just a prediction. Beyond the serious and potentially irreversible impacts on physical and biological systems, a growing body of research also suggests that global warming will adversely affect public health in a number of important ways. Read more »