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Congratulations to Dr. Tom Newman for receiving a 2019-2020 Outstanding Lecture Award from the UCSF School of Medicine for his lecture “The Health Emergency of our Changing Climate.”

Congratulations to Dr. Tom Newman for receiving a 2019-2020 Outstanding Lecture Award from the UCSF School of Medicine for his lecture "The Health Emergency of our Changing Climate."

Congratulations to Dr. Tom Newman for receiving a 2019-2020 Outstanding Lecture Award from the UCSF School of Medicine for his lecture “The Health Emergency of our Changing Climate.”2020-09-17T16:58:25-07:00

The Election: Toward a Green New Deal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 Read original newsletter email here.   Our thoughts are with all those affected by the wildfires on the West Coast.   As we move toward the precipice of the presidential election, we must set our sights on a Green New Deal. In this newsletter, we review the main goals a GND could ...

The Election: Toward a Green New Deal2020-09-17T17:16:15-07:00

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 Ritterman2020-08-21T14:00:42-07:00

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 Francisco2020-08-19T20:40:41-07:00

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 California2020-08-11T16:23:04-07:00
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