Please join Chesapeake PSR and cosponsors for a conference on what we can do to prevent nuclear war, November 17 at Goucher College.

Please join in Vienna, Virginia to learn what you can do at home and in your yard to lessen your impact on climate change. Help heal the planet one step at a time.

Join us in Richmond, Virginia for a workshop and discussion on the health effects of climate change in Central Virginia with speakers Janet Eddy, MD, Medical Director, Bon Secours Richmond Care-A-Van and St. Joseph’s Outreach Clinic, and Jeremy S. Hoffman, PhD, Climate and Earth Science Specialist, Science Museum of Virginia. 

Please join Chesapeake PSR for a workshop on the costs to Maryland health of continuing to use fossil fuels, coal and gas, to generate electricity. See session details.

Please join us Oct. 26, 2017, in Roanoke for a health professional forum: Health Implications of Energy Choices in Southwest Virginia.

Join PSR and Chesapeake PSR for a speaker training: The Humanitarian Case for Eliminating Nuclear Weapons. You will receive information on current nuclear weapons issues, including North Korea, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and active legislation in Congress, as well as advice on generating speaking opportunities with medical schools, civic clubs, faith groups and students.

Please join us to learn how you can reduce your carbon footprint at home and in your yard. Help heal the planet one step at a time. 

The recent ban on fracking in Maryland has energized efforts to ban fracking in other states and jurisdictions. The movement in Maryland was the result of a collaborative effort of countless individuals and organizations that pushed one common vision and a demand that legislators in Maryland could not ignore.

Join Chesapeake PSR in Northern Virginia for a day of powerful information about the health effects of climate change.  Inspirational speakers - including Chesapeake PSR Climate Health Action Team Co-Lead Sara Via, PhD - will address a variety of health impacts resulting from climate change, including water quality issues, vector-borne illness, clean air, infectious diseases, CO2 and plant biology, greenhouse gas emissions and more.

Please join us at our Annual Dinner. Our guest speaker, Dr. Ira Helfand, co-President of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, will speak on the growing danger of nuclear war and what we can do about it. Suggested donations are $20, $30, $50 or $100. Register here https://goo.gl/7frgzR or by emailing twhitehouse@psr.org

WORKSHOP: Fracking infrastructure affects communities. From pipelines to compressor stations to new LNG facilities, learn about and discuss your experiences on fracking infrastructure at a free community workshop Dec. 3, 10-2, in Catonsville, Md. For more information, contact Rebecca Ruggles at rebeccalruggles@gmail.com or RSVP. 

Workshop on lead exposure in children and public policy: Participants will learn about local and Maryland efforts to reduce lead exposure in children, where children fall through the cracks, and legislative, regulatory and public policy options to improve lead surveillance, intervention and remediation. RSVP here. Questions? Contact Tim Whitehouse at twhitehouse@psr.org or (240) 246-4492. 

Workshop: Lead and the latest science on toxicity and developmental effects on children. Learn about medical and environmental interventions in Maryland and Baltimore, routes of lead exposure, and blood-lead levels in children, and identify gaps in current surveillance and lead intervention. RSVP here. Questions? Contact Tim Whitehouse at twhitehouse@psr.org or (240) 246-4492.

Healthy soil is essential for food production, natural area and forest conservation, as well as climate-resilient gardening, agriculture, and forestry. Learn from University of Maryland biology and entomology professor Sara Via, PhD, what healthy soil is, how to know if you have it, and how to build it if you don’t. Dr. Via leads Chesapeake PSR's Climate Health Action Team.

Chesapeake PSR Annual Dinner, April 30. Guest speaker Paul Connett, PhD, is an expert on sustainable waste solutions and zero waste. For more information or to RSVP, contact Tim Whitehouse at twhitehouse@psr.org or (240) 246-4492.

Event: How Climate Change Will Affect Public Health and the Practice of Medicine in Maryland. April 7, 2016, 6-8:30 p.m., Baltimore. Sponsored by Chesapeake PSR, MedChi, American Academy of Pediatrics and Center for a Healthy Maryland. Walk-ins welcomed! (CME credits are available.)