Mark Danner’s San Francisco Appearance

Mark Danner’s latest book, Stripping Bare the Body: Politics Violence War (Nation Books), was released in October. Environmentalists Against War is pleased to be a co-sponsor of Danner’s visit to San Francisco for a book-reading at the Booksmith Bookstore. The date is Friday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m.
http://www.nationinstitute.org/p/danner_book_tour
Mark Danner’s latest book, Stripping Bare the Body: [...]

Local PSR Leaders Earn National Recognition and Praise

Two SFPSR Steering Committee members will be honored at the upcoming American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition in Philadelphia November 7-11, 2009.
Bob Gould Awarded Sidel-Levy Award for Peace
The Sidel-Levy Award for Peace, which recognizes an APHA member who has made outstanding contributions to preventing war and promoting international peace, is being presented to [...]

Press Release: National Balanced Menus Challenge Launch

September 23, 2009
Contact: Lena Brook, 415-601-0504, lena@sfbaypsr.org

Hospitals Reduce Climate Impact and Promote Health Through “Balanced Menus Challenge”
Hospitals Accept Challenge to Reduce Meat Offerings by 20 Percent in 12 Months
San Francisco Bay Area Physicians for Social Responsibility (SFPSR) has announced the “Balanced Menus Challenge,” a voluntary commitment by healthcare institutions [...]

William Perry speaking on reducing nuclear threat

Unitarian William Perry speaks on reducing nuclear threat July 16
Dr. William Perry was not only a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Palo Alto (indeed, Board President for two years), but was also the Secretary of Defense during three years of the Clinton administration. In recent years, he has devoted considerable thought and [...]

Author Aaron Glantz Coming To SF and Oakland To Discuss His New Book–The War Comes Home: Washington’s Battle Against America’s Veterans

The War Comes Home: Washington’s Battle Against
America’s Veterans
Aaron Glantz, unembeded journalist, broadcaster from Winter
Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan has just come out with his new
book.
The War Comes Home: Washington’s Battle against
America’s Veterans is the first book to systematically
document the U.S. government’s neglect of soldiers
returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Aaron Glantz, who
reported extensively from Iraq during the [...]

Drs Gina Solomon and Sarah Janssen of SFPSR to Teach Environment and Health Course at UCSF. Auditors Welcome

Environment and Health
Winter 2009; Wednesdays 5:00-7:00 PM
Room: Toland Hall (UC Hall, Room U-142, UCSF Parnassus)
1 unit (5 sessions) through M170C Department of Medicine
OR
2 units (10 sessions) through N248 School of Nursing
Auditors Welcome
Faculty of Record:
Gina Solomon, MD, MPH, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine gina.solomon@ucsf.edu
Barbara Burgel, RN, PhD, FAAN, Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing Program: Barbara.burgel@nursing.ucsf.edu [...]

Public Health Expert Dr. Dick Jackson To Speak At DEC. 15th SFPSR Event–Please Join Us

SF Bay Area Physicians For Social Responsibility

December Event
Join Us Monday December 15th at 6:30 PM
-Hear a talk by UCLA Professor and public health expert Dr. Dick Jackson
-Meet SF PSR Staff and Steering Committee
-Mingle with other PSR Members
-Hear about our chapter activities and how to get involved
Where: At the home (1515 16th Ave., SF) of [...]

SF PSR President Dr. Robert Gould To Be Heard On KPFA Radio 94.1 Today, November 7

Dr. Gould will appear on KPFA Radio (94.1) 1-1:30 this afternoon (Nov. 7) to discuss the Environmental/Public health impacts of the nuclear weapons complex.

SF PSR President Dr. Robert Gould and Vice President Dr. Jeff Ritterman To Lecture At UCSF Mini Medical School For The Public

Mini Medical School for the Public
FALL 2008
Thursday evenings, October 16 – December 4
7:00 to 8:45 p.m., 513 Parnassus Avenue

For full catalog and details:
www.minimedicalschool.ucsf.edu
Mini Medical School for the Public
UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine presents:
October 30
Public Health Impacts of US
Foreign and Military Policy

Robert M. Gould, MD
President, SF-Bay Area
Chapter, Physicians for Social Responsibility;
Associate Pathologist, San Jose Kaiser
November [...]

SF Bay PSR Steering Committee Member Dr. Sarah Janssen To Speak At Food As Medicine Event Wed. 11-22

Food as Medicine: Health and Food Safety
MLF: Bay Gourmet
Location: Ferry Building Port Commission Hearing Room on the 2nd Floor of the Ferry Building
Time: 6:30 p.m. check-in, 7 p.m. program
Cost: $8 Club/CAFF/Slow Food members, $15 non-members
Program Organizer: Cathy Curtis
Also know: In association with the Community Alliance for Family Farmers (CAFF)
Rebecca Spector, West Coast Director, Center for [...]