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
Member Perspectives on 3MSP in New York City
This blog post is intended to give you a sense of what citizen activism is achieving — the TPNW grew out of a proverbial ‘small group of dedicated people wanting to change the world,’ and now it is an official United Nations Treaty meeting in the UN Headquarters in New York City, working to abolish nuclear weapons!
Our Planet, Our Health: 2025 Climate Action Convention was a success!
Earlier this month, the Our Planet, Our Health 2025 Climate Action Convention was held in Washington, DC. PSR National was honored to be a part of the Planning Committee to help make this more than 300 attendee convention a success.
PSR Delegation Attends the TPNW 3MSP in New York!
During the first week of March, PSR participated in the Third Meeting of States Parties (3MSP) to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) at the United Nations in New York City.
Be Wildfire Aware in Your Practice, from My Green Doctor
Healthcare practices need to be "wildfire aware" everywhere in the world because the increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires raises the risks to your patients, families, and practice. My Green Doctor’s…
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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
Oct 2-4
2025
Nagasaki, Japan
PSR and our international affiliates will meet in Nagasaki to reflect on the devastating consequences of nuclear weapons and to recommit to disarmament.
Sizzling Hot: The Mental Health Consequences of the Climate Crisis
Join Texas PSR to learn about the unique risks of heat on cognition, behavior, and emotional states, and recognize how medical providers can counsel patients to protect themselves during extreme heat events.
Rebuilding the Anti-Nuclear Weapons Movement Together
Seattle, WA 98122 United States
This 2-day conference will feature field experts, panels, and workshops dedicated to educating the public and reviving the movement to abolish nuclear weapons in the Pacific Northwest. Co-sponsored by Washington PSR.
Featured Resources
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…
From Concern to Action: Health Professionals Leading the Charge for Extreme Heat Protection
PSR co-sponsored this webinar featuring a panel discussion on OSHA’s latest proposal to protect workers from extreme heat.