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The future of the disarmament agenda is on the line now as New START ratification moves forward in the US Senate.
Guided by the values and expertise of medicine and public health, PSR seeks to protect human life worldwide from the impact of social injustice and structural violence. The root causes of social injustice are many and include the widening gaps between rich and poor, the unequal distribution of resources, discrimination, and the disenfranchisement of individuals and groups from the political process. PSR’s current core areas of Environment and Health and Global Security have direct connections to social justice issues.
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WPSR members travel to the Gaza Strip
Led by WPSR board member Gerri Haynes, members of WPSR have traveled to Gaza and are currently working alongside colleagues in hospitals and clinics in an effort to help Gazans and highlight the issues the ongoing siege has created.
The fourth annual Legs Against Arms race in Philadelphia was sponsored by Philadelphia PSR.
Source: Philadelphia InquirerPSR Maine and Maine Primary Care Association's program on domestic violence. Read more »
Status Syndrome: A Challenge to Medicine
The poor have poor health. At first blush that is neither new nor surprising. Perhaps it should be more surprising than it is. In rich countries, such as the United States, the nature of poverty has changed—people do not die from lack of clean water and sanitary facilities or from famine—and yet, persistently, those at the bottom of the socioeconomic scale have worse health than those above them in the hierarchy. Read more »
The Topography of Poverty in the United States
This paper describes a spatial analysis of poverty in the United States at the county level for 2000. Read more »
Market Justice and US Health Care
Social justice in health care requires universal coverage and ensured access to care, whether through social insurance, private insurance, or some combination. Read more »
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