Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization of health professionals and advocates that seeks to protect public health by addressing existential and environmental threats, including nuclear weapons, climate change, and toxic exposures. PSR uses research, education, policy advocacy, and grassroots organizing to reduce health risks and advance health equity.
Advocacy for nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation; framing and advancing climate policy as a public health priority; reduction of toxic environmental exposures and promotion of environmental health; policies to strengthen public health prevention, health equity, and evidence-based health protections.
Primarily funded by foundation grants, individual donations, membership contributions, and philanthropic support.
State and student PSR chapters and coalitions, and international partners such as the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) and allied public health and environmental organizations.
Non-profit organization (501(c)(3))