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 are on high alert

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

Latest Climate Report: Red Light Flashing

The just-released report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change offers bad news: We are likely to hit a world average temperature increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius in about 10 years.

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Tell EPA to Set Higher Standards for Particulate Matter

The U.S. EPA is currently revising its air quality standards for PM pollution. However, the ceiling they are proposing for fine particulates is too high to adequately protect human health.

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Urge your U.S. Representative to help reduce the risk of nuclear war

H. Res. 77 calls on the U.S. government to take common sense steps toward total worldwide elimination of nuclear weapons.

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Celebrating Women Leaders

Join us as we celebrate the women leaders of PSR who continue to mobilize on issues that impact human health and survival.

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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.

Featured Report

First Year of the Russian War in Ukraine: Humanitarian Impacts

PSR report compiling the humanitarian impacts that the Russian War has had this past year in Ukraine.

Events

Apr 26-30

2023

The next IPPNW World Congress will take place in Mombasa, Kenya, April 26-30, 2023.

GBPSR Monthly Meeting

April 3 @ 7:00 pm EDT

Greater Boston PSR Monthly Meeting — open to all.

Induction Cooking Workshop

April 21 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT
1000 Fillmore Road
State College, PA 16803 United States

Are you interested in decarbonizing buildings by converting your gas kitchen to induction cooking equipment? Join PSR Pennsylvania for this in-person workshop!

Earth Day

April 22 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm MST
1303 East University Blvd
Tucson, AZ United States

PSR Arizona will be participating/tabling at the Earth Day Event at U of A from 10 AM to 2 PM to educate visitors with literature and information to share on the health hazards of gas stoves.

Get Involved

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