Make a difference in the challenge to confront global warming and prevent nuclear war and the development and use of nuclear weapons.
Tell President Obama to cancel the Vogtle Loan Guarantee! We don’t want or need new nuclear reactors and we don’t think that taxpayers should be on the hook to support a mature industry.
Time: 5:30 pm - light supper; 7:00 pm - presentation
Location: Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society conference room (on the second floor) at 5380 Elvas Ave
Featuring Dr. Ruchama Marton, founder of Physicians for Human Rights-Israel and 2010 winner of the Right Livelihood Award, and Dr. Allam Jarrar of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society. Speakers at the 2011 and 2012 annual meetings of the American Public Health Association, they will describe the current state of health care in the West Bank. They will discuss the challenges in providing comprehensive health services in light of the military occupation. This event is free and open to the public, donations are welcome. Sponsored by PSR/Sacramento and Jewish Voice for Peace/Sacramento, endorsed by Sacramento Area Peace Action. For information: info@sacpsr.org or sacramento@jewishvoiceforpeace.org.
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Public Health and Social Justice Reader
Martin T. Donohoe, MD, is adjunct associate professor in Community Health at Portland State University. He is chief scientific advisor to Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility's Campaign for Safe Foods. Read more »
Niños Seguros y Sanos: Safe and Healthy Children
This one-year pilot program aimed to develop culturally and linguistically appropriate training resource guide, complete with several trainer tools as well as fact-sheets and case studies about environmental health for staff of Migrant and Seasonal Head Start and the Migrant and Seasonal Health Clinics. Read more »
Environmental Justice and Toxic Chemical Exposures
Healthcare providers and public health practitioners know that disadvantaged communities suffer from chronic disease -- asthma, heart disease, obesity, cancer, and others -- at far greater rates than do others. From PSR's Environmental Health Policy Institute. Read more »
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