We Must Prevent

What We Cannot Cure

Guided by the values and expertise of medicine and public health, we work to protect human life from the gravest threats to health and survival.

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Nuclear Weapons Abolition

PSR's Nuclear Weapons Abolition Program amplifies the health professional voice to increase and broaden grassroots support for nuclear weapons abolition.

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years left to avert the worst effects of climate change, according to the IPCC

Environment & Health

PSR's Environment and Health Program amplifies the voices of health professionals to advocate for strong action to avert catastrophic climate change and promote clean, healthy, safe energy.

Recent News

Month of Action Roundup

Throughout the month of April, PSR has shared opportunities for our members to speak out for peace, justice, a healthy climate, and a healthy democracy.

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The True Cost of Nuclear Weapons: Updated Community Cost Calculator

On April 15th, Dr. Bob Dodge released the Community Cost Calculator, a tool that exposes just how much of your hard-earned money goes toward maintaining and expanding the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

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A thought experiment on Earth Day

What if disasters like Hurricane Helene or the LA fires were seen as acts of terrorism rather than acts of God?

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Environmental Justice under attack on Earth Day

At PSR, we continue to stand together and speak boldly in opposition to these attacks on public health.

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We Need Your Help

PSR advocates on the issues you care about by addressing the dangers that threaten communities, using our medical and public health expertise to prevent nuclear war and proliferation, reverse our trajectory towards climate change, protect the public from the harms of fracking and expand clean, renewable energy.

Upcoming Events

April 28

2025

Join Physicians for Social Responsibility for a panel webinar exploring how artificial intelligence impacts nuclear weapons systems, security, and dialogues.

The Future at Stake: AI and Nuclear Weapons

April 28 @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm EDT

Join Physicians for Social Responsibility for a panel webinar exploring how artificial intelligence impacts nuclear weapons systems, security, and dialogues.

Plastic Paradox: Better Living, Hidden Harms

April 28 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT

This free CME presentation will define the stages of the plastic life cycle and their impact on human health. Speaker: Pooja Pundhir, MD, MPH, FACP. Co-sponsored by Texas PSR.

United to Serve Health Fair at UT Southwestern

May 3 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm CDT
2929 Inwood Rd
Dallas, TX 75235 United States

The North Texas PSR Regional Council and Student Chapter will be distributing mist fans and educational materials on heat illness to residents in preparation for the high heat summer.

Featured Resources

100 Days 100 Harms

100 Days, 100 Harms: A Briefing for Health Experts

This informative briefing features speakers Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, MD (OR-3); Mark Vossler, MD, Cardiologist and PSR President; and Georges C. Benjamin, MD, MACP, Executive Director, American Public Health Association.

Capitol Building

How to Connect with Your Members of Congress

PSR’s guide to finding and contacting your members of Congress.

Testimony

Comments on CEQ Removal of NEPA Implementing Regulations

Comments opposing a rule that would repeal the White House Council on Environmental Quality’s National Environmental Policy Act implementing regulations. This rule would remove long-standing principles of public participation, transparency, and equity.

Hcnw Town Hall

Healthcare Not Warfare National Town Hall

PSR National along with Washington PSR and Whole Washington hosted a virtual town hall recognizing the importance of healthcare, not warfare, in our country and to discuss ways to take action today.

Get Involved

PSR has local chapters throughout the United States. Find your local chapter to see how you can help your community. 

Gifts Matched Through April!