Physicians for Social Responsibility

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Physicians for Social Responsibility is a U.S.-based organization of medical professionals that advocates for nuclear disarmament, environmental protection, and policies that safeguard public health.

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instanceOf advocacy organization ⓘ
non-profit organization ⓘ
professional association ⓘ
advocatesFor nuclear disarmament ⓘ
phase-out of coal-fired power plants ⓘ
policies that safeguard public health ⓘ
ratification of nuclear arms control treaties ⓘ
stronger environmental regulations ⓘ
transition to clean renewable energy ⓘ
affiliatedWith International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
field climate change ⓘ
environmental protection ⓘ
health policy ⓘ
nuclear disarmament ⓘ
peace activism ⓘ
public health ⓘ
focusesOn air pollution ⓘ
chemical exposures ⓘ
climate and energy policy ⓘ
environmental health ⓘ
fossil fuel impacts on health ⓘ
nuclear abolition ⓘ
nuclear nonproliferation ⓘ
nuclear weapons policy ⓘ
public health impacts of climate change ⓘ
public health preparedness for nuclear war ⓘ
founded 1961 ⓘ
foundedBy Dr. Bernard Lown ⓘ
linked to: Bernard Lown
hasChaptersIn multiple U.S. states ⓘ
hasMemberType health professional ⓘ
medical student ⓘ
physician ⓘ
hasProgram climate and health program ⓘ
environmental health program ⓘ
nuclear weapons abolition program ⓘ
student and young professionals program ⓘ
hasScope national ⓘ
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ
legalStatus 501(c)(3) organization ⓘ
mission to address climate change as a public health crisis ⓘ
to advocate for a nuclear weapons–free world ⓘ
to protect human life from the gravest threats to health and survival ⓘ
to reduce environmental health risks ⓘ
operatesIn United States ⓘ
receivedAward Nobel Peace Prize (shared via IPPNW, 1985) ⓘ
linked to: Nobel Peace Prize
usesApproach coalition building ⓘ
evidence-based advocacy ⓘ
legislative advocacy ⓘ
policy analysis ⓘ
public education ⓘ
website https://www.psr.org ⓘ

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global anti-nuclear movement → includesOrganization → Physicians for Social Responsibility ⓘ
Courage of Conscience Award → notableRecipient → The Physicians for Social Responsibility ⓘ
linked to: Physicians for Social Responsibility