Environmental Health Program
SF PSR has joined environmental and social justice organizations in California and across the country to call attention to the threat to public health from global warming to the proliferation of pollutants in our air, land, and water. We educate the public, decision-makers and health professionals on the effects of environmental toxicants on children's neurological development, on the impact of pesticides and persistent organic pollutants on health, as well as the health effects of global climate change. We advocate for the reduction of environmental toxicants at their sources. We work to create healthy communities through outreach and education and effective legislation. We call for the reduction and eventual elimination of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and other toxicants from our environment and advocate a drastic reduction of medical waste. We believe in the linkage between healthy food and healthy people and strive to create hospital leaders that make healthy food more accessible to community members.
We have been successful at moving environmental health issues within the California medical community, including the passage of several resolutions within the California Medical Association. We also have a number of publications addressing environmental health issues.
