August 2020 - SF BAY Physicians for Social Responsibility

Huffington Post: The Beloved Community: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Prescription for a Healthy Society, by Dr. Jeff Ritterman

How is Martin Luther King’s Beloved Community a prescription for a healthy society? Fundamental to the concept of the Beloved Community is inclusiveness, both economic and social. The notion that all can share in earth’s bounty describes a society in which the social product is shared far more equally than it is in today’s world. ...

Huffington Post: The Beloved Community: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Prescription for a Healthy Society, by Dr. Jeff Rittermanjulie2020-08-21T14:00:42-07:00

Dr. Robert Gould is quoted: Washington Post: California fires cause parts of the U.S. to have some of dirtiest air in the world

Dr. Robert Gould is quoted: Washington Post: California fires cause parts of the U.S. to have some of dirtiest air in the worldjulie2020-08-21T13:26:10-07:00

Guardian: You have pesticides in your body. But an organic diet can reduce them by 70%

Guardian: You have pesticides in your body. But an organic diet can reduce them by 70%julie2020-08-21T13:57:06-07:00

Passed: The Good Food Purchasing Standards, San Francisco

Bravo to SF Bay PSR Board member Dr. Tom Newman for his work on the Good Food Purchasing Standards in San Francisco. The San Francisco Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Public Health will start aligning their food purchasing practices with standards aimed at improving the environment and the health and well-being of those who ...

Passed: The Good Food Purchasing Standards, San Franciscojulie2020-08-19T20:40:41-07:00

Vox: Air pollution is much worse than we thought: Ditching fossil fuels would pay for itself through clean air alone.

Vox: Air pollution is much worse than we thought: Ditching fossil fuels would pay for itself through clean air alone.julie2020-08-21T16:12:13-07:00

Signed: Letter to Support AB 345 to California State Senate’s Natural Resources and Water Committee from health professionals in California

Over 600 physicians, nurses and health professionals in California, many of whom are currently frontline health care workers throughout our state sent a letter supporting AB345. We have seen first hand the ways in which oil and gas drilling harms the health of our patients. While we understand that the California Geologic Energy Management Division ...

Signed: Letter to Support AB 345 to California State Senate’s Natural Resources and Water Committee from health professionals in Californiajulie2020-08-11T16:23:04-07:00