Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility (GBPSR)
is an affiliate of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), a national organization of over 15,000 physicians, health
care professionals and supporters. PSR was formed in 1961 to address the health consequences of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction. It has since broadened its
mission to include the health consequences of environmental pollution and degradation, and also the reduction of violence and its causes. PSR's international federation, the
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, was awarded the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to translate the abstract concept of nuclear war into medical and
personal terms.
GBPSR’s Human Health and the Environment Project (HHEP) was one of the first in the PSR organization nationally to focus on the public health consequences of environmental
pollution. Since 1992 the HHEP has been active in educating the medical community on the linkages between environmental exposures and health, activating members to work to
protect public health, assisting grassroots groups with technical and scientific issues relating to human health and the environment, and participating in public policy debates.
