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Jan. 9 & 10 – Chemical Security Listening Sessions in LA
A working group of federal agencies will be in Los Angeles to hear your ideas on how we can prevent disasters at U.S. chemical facilities. Our voices are needed urgently to make sure this review includes prevention-based policies so that our health and environment can be protected.
Medical Alert – antibiotic resistant bacteria are not only due to over-prescribing
One of the most essential tools of modern medicine is at risk. The discovery and use of antibiotics hailed a new era in the treatment of bacterial illnesses. However, the multiplication of antibiotic resistant bacteria that may include multi-antibiotic resistant pathogens (MAR) and their multi-antibiotic resistant genes might be threatening this life saving tool.
Jan 27 – Free Screening of The Healthcare Movie
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Dec. 3, 2011 — Speaker’s Training for a Sustainable, Secure & Just Healthcare System
For both new and experienced advocates for healthcare reform, whether speaking to large or small groups. This training is designed to help you acquire public-speaking skills, knowledge of the California Universal Health Care Act & the new federal Affordable Health Care Act, and the importance of staying on message and reframing the issue.
Dec. 2 – World March for Peace and Non-Violence
An unprecedented social mobilization which aims to create consciousness of the dangerous global situation in which we are living — a situation marked by the heightened probability of nuclear conflict, a renewed arms race, and the violent military occupation of foreign territories.
Planning for a Healthier South LA with the California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities Initiative
This year, PSR-LA has taken a leadership role in planning for a healthier South Los Angeles through the California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities strategic initiative. As the Endowment points out, where we live, work and play directly impacts our health. The evidence shows that for California to thrive, our communities must have more than available health care. Affordable housing, good jobs, safe schools, clean air, parks and playgrounds, walkable streets, markets with fresh fruits and vegetables, and strong social networks are also crucial to a healthy California.
Oct. 31 – What Is Going On With Healthcare Reform?
Are you confused or frustrated by the healthcare reform debate? Do you want to do something, but don’t know what to do? Would you like to get information and talk with friends and colleagues? Therapists for Social Responsibility invites you to a conversation with Jackie Goldberg Former Assemblymember, LAUSD Board Member, lifelong activist.
PSR Statement on Healthcare Reform in the United States
For physicians, and indeed for all health workers, promoting health for all is a clear social responsibility. The United States devotes enormous resources to medical care, well over 50% more per person than any other nation — yet it ranks 45th in the world in life expectancy and 33rd in infant mortality.
PSR-LA Co-Convenes the First South Los Angeles Health & Human Rights Conference
There is a fundamental crisis of health and human rights in south Los Angeles. South L.A. has the poorest health outcomes and indicators in the County of Los Angeles‚ mirroring the health status in some developing nations. Homelessness, slum housing, violence, food disparity and lack of resources reflect the underlying epidemic in the social determinants of poor health.