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October 24, 2012
Lead and Environmental Toxins Training
Los Angeles, California
A one day presentation by leading experts on childhood lead poisoning prevention and other environmental toxins.
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October 22, 2012
Presidential Debate on Foreign Policy: PSR live chat on Facebook
Join us on our Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/psrnational) during the presidential debate to talk about the candidates' discussion of foreign policy.
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October 20, 2012
Coal, Climate Change, and Keeping the Clean Air Promise
Arlington, Virginia
Panel discussion by Dr. Catherine Thomasson, PSR Executive Director, on clean air, climate change, and the importance of the EPA to our health.
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October 19, 2012
Chicago-area Medical Student Get-together
Chicago, Illinois
Come meet student PSR members from other schools, learn about Chicago PSR’s programming and enjoy some really good food!
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October 18, 2012
Webinar: Air Pollution, Coal, and Human Health
A webinar on air pollution, coal and health as part of PSR’s Pennsylvania Health Voices for Clean Air, featuring Dr. Alan Lockwood.
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October 17, 2012
Maine Public Health Association 28th Annual Meeting
Augusta, Maine
PSR Maine BOD member Lisa Belanger, FNP and Karen D’Andrea will be presenting "A Toxics Conundrum" during the morning session.
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October 17, 2012
Overview of Environmental Health
Chicago, Illinois
Dr Susan Buchanan of UIC Medical Center and School of Public Health gives a lunch lecture
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October 16, 2012
Campfire Reception to Welcome Dr. Peter Wilk
Austin, Texas
Please join the Camp Fire Board and Programs Advisory at a reception to meet and welcome Peter Wilk, MD, 2009-2011 Executive Director of Physicians for Social Responsibility.
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October 16, 2012 - October 16, 2012
Campfire Reception to Welcome Dr. Peter Wilk
Austin , Texas
Please join the Camp Fire Board and Programs Advisory at a reception to meet and welcome Peter Wilk, MD, National PSR Board Member.
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October 12, 2012 - October 12, 2012
Colonel Ann Wright and Gaza's Ark: Breaking the Israeli Naval Blockade
Portland, Oregon
Our partners at Veterans For Peace invite you to hear Colonel Ann Wright report on Gaza's Ark, an international effort to focus attention on the inhumane conditions in Gaza and pressure the U.S. and Israeli governments to end their illegal blockade.
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October 11, 2012
Particles on the Wall Book Release
Seattle, Washington
Come celebrate the second edition of Particles on the Wall, the book that uses art and science to explore Washington's nuclear history.
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October 10, 2012
Air Pollution, Coal and Human Health
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
PSR board member Dr. Alan Lockwood, author or The Silent Epidemic: Coal and the Hidden Threat to Health, speaks at Temple University School of Medicine.
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October 10, 2012
Harrisburg Annual Banquet: A Global Prescription for a Sustainable World
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg PSR annual banquet will feature Dr. Andrew Kanter, President of National Physicians for Social Responsibility. Proceeds will help support the Harrisburg Peace Garden.
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October 9, 2012
Radio Interview with Dr. Alan Lockwood
Madison, Wisconsin
Live radio interview with Dr. Alan Lockwood on the links between air pollution, coal and the threats to human health.
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October 7, 2012
PSR/Sacramento Annual Dinner
Sacramento, California
Claire Pomeroy, MD, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, UC Davis Health System, UC Davis Vice Chancellor for Human Health Sciences, Dean, School of Medicine, will be keynote speaker at the annual PSR/Sacramento dinner to be held at the Calfornia State University, Sacramento Alumni Center.
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October 7, 2012
Creating a Healthy Environment
Muscatine, Iowa
PSR member Dr. Yolanda Whyte speaks on environmental health advocacy. Co-sponsored by PSR Iowa.
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October 6, 2012 - October 7, 2012
Occupy Portland, Not Afghanistan
Portland, Oregon
Two days of action protesting the 11th anniversary of the US invasion of Afghanistan and marking one year since the start of Occupy Portland.
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October 5, 2012 - October 7, 2012
Global Health Studies Conference: Energy and Health on a Sick Planet
Iowa City, Iowa
There is a growing consensus on the part of the global community that a reevaluation of energy needs and mechanisms to produce energy is imperative. This conference will explore energy challenges, options, and potential remedies through the lens of global health.
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October 4, 2012 - October 4, 2012
Elizabeth Grossman Discusses the Health Effects of Chemical Exposures
Portland, Oregon
Learn about new research into links between chemical exposures, their health effects, and cancer, and about safe alternatives to widely used carcinogenic chemicals.
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October 4, 2012
Climate Parents and Generation Hot: Protecting Our Kids from Climate Change
Tampa, Florida
Mark Hertsgaard will speak on climate change and solutions, offering a blueprint that all of us, (parents, communities, companies and countries) can navigate for a better, safer tomorrow.