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

At No Kings Rallies, Millions Protest Authoritarianism

PSR was proud to co-sponsor the nationwide No Kings day of action and mass mobilization on June 14. View photos from some of the local events here.

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2025 Clean Buildings, Healthy Communities convening in New Orleans

This month, PSR joined organizers, activists and advocates from around the country in New Orleans for three days of inspiring conversations on the work the building electrification movement is doing to make people’s homes and communities safer and healthier.

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PSR Statement on Israel and Iran Conflict

Physicians for Social Responsibility condemns the recent Israeli military attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities. These escalatory actions increase the risk of wider regional instability, endanger civilian lives, and undermine the…

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Trump EPA proposes repeal of key clean air regulations, endangering health

With this action, the Trump administration is trading the lives of the most vulnerable Americans in order to line the pockets of fossil fuel corporations.

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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

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Jul & Aug

2025

Nationwide · July 16, August 6, and August 9, 2025

Join PSR in commemorating 80 years since the start of the nuclear age. PSR chapters, local organizers, and other groups across the country will be joining together this summer to commemorate these horrific events.

Climate & Health Day at the Massachusetts State House

June 25

During this advocacy day, health professionals and health professions students meet with policymakers to advocate for bills that aim to address environmental justice and improve public health. Co-sponsored by Greater Boston PSR.

Southwest Learning Collaborative

June 25 @ 1:00 pm MDT

This webinar will share innovative climate and health resources from the Southwest US region with a through line of prevention, mitigation, resiliency, and recovery. Led by My Green Doctor’s Heather Massey.

PHX Extreme Weather People’s Hearing

June 26 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm MST
7050 S. 24th St
Phoenix, AZ 85042 United States

PSR will co-host this listening session to discuss the local community’s experiences with extreme heat. Come and share your personal story or your perspective as a health professional.

Featured Resources

Oil & Gas Chemicals Still Secret In Colorado

Oil & Gas Chemicals Still Secret in Colorado

PSR Colorado, Sierra Club Colorado, PSR National and FrackTracker detail how oil and gas companies in the state pumped millions of pounds of secret chemicals into the ground without making legally mandated disclosures. 

Ai And Nuclear Weapons

The Future at Stake: AI and Nuclear Weapons

Panel webinar exploring how artificial intelligence impacts nuclear weapons systems, security, and dialogues.

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.

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How to Connect with Your Members of Congress

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

Get Involved

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