climate and health

Sizzling Hot: The Mental Health Consequences of the Climate Crisis

February 24, 2025

Join Texas PSR to learn about the unique risks of heat on cognition, behavior, and emotional states, and recognize how medical providers can counsel patients to protect themselves during extreme heat events.

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Climate Change and Child Health

February 24, 2025

In this session, participants will examine case studies on climate change and its effects on children, alongside pediatrician responses over the course of one year in Virginia. Co-sponsored by Texas PSR. CME credit available.

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Texas PSR Submits Comments on Extreme Heat

January 29, 2025

Texas PSR submitted comments in support of the proposed rule “Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings” signed by 52 Texas health professionals and students who care deeply about protecting the health and safety of workers across our state.

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Artificial Intelligence: Impact on Climate Change & Existential Risks

October 16, 2024

Jack Kelly, a research fellow at PSR, will present on the intersection of AI with other existential risks including climate change, the healthcare field, and nuclear issues. Presented by Texas PSR.

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Health Advocacy Tour: Bridging Communities for Environmental Justice

June 20, 2024

Join Texas PSR for a Health Advocacy Trip to Port Arthur!

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Texas PSR Presents: Climate Change and Mental Health: What to Know and What to Do

June 20, 2024

Join Texas PSR for a crucial discussion on how climate change is affecting mental health, with speaker Jessica Isom, MD.

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Air Pollution and Human Health

May 16, 2024

Texas PSR presents Drs. Poune Saberi and Folashade Afolabi on air quality indoors and outdoors, vulnerable populations, and pollution sources in Texas.

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Beat the Heat: how to help protect your patients from heat illness in the Texas summer!

June 15, 2023
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Alan Montemayo – Using Solar

October 16, 2022
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New Report: Fracking Must be Phased Out to Protect Public Health

May 1, 2022

Physicians of Social Responsibility, Concerned Health Professionals of New York, and the Science and Environmental Health Network have released the eighth edition of “The Compendium of Scientific, Medical, and Media…

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