Included in this edition:
- EVENT: Greening Your Medical Practice: Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Your Practice while Saving Money
- In Response to PSR Physicians' Warning, Belgians Fired up about Health Impacts of Gas Extraction in Texas, Pennsylvania
- Follow Us On Social Media
- Thank You! Giving in the New Year
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Texas PSR Presents: Environmental Threats to Human Health: Patient Education and Treatment
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Greening Your Medical Practice: Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Your Practice while Saving Money
Monday, January 29, 2024, 7pm CT
Free CME Credit Available
The inspiration for this webinar series is the growing needs of practitioners to better understand the present health impacts of climate change in order to provide effective medical care in Texas. Texas PSR is partnering with the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health and the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments to be able to offer this continuing education to physicians, physicians' assistants and nurses throughout Texas.
About the speaker: Dr. Todd Sack speaks and writes widely on environmental sustainability and climate change preparedness for healthcare practices. He edits the My Green Doctor practice management program for twenty-nine health professional societies, including PSR. To read more about this month's speaker, click here.
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This webinar series will be held monthly through June. Next month's webinar is: Synergy on the Plate: A Diet for Animals, Environment, and Optimal Health. February 26, 7pm CT. Speaker: Matt McCurdy, MD
Sign up link for February coming soon!
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In Response to PSR Physicians' Warning, Belgians Fired up about Health Impacts of Gas Extraction in Texas, Pennsylvania
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Belgian legislators are taking Texans health impacts into account in their decision-making about a gigantic new ethylene cracker plant planned for Antwerp. They are responding to a letter from PSR Pennsylvania and Texas PSR to Belgian legislators, that the ethylene cracker plant planned for Antwerp would turbo charge greenhouse gas emissions and have profound health impacts on Texans and Pennsylvanians.
According to a Belgian news story: "The cry of alarm from American doctors is already being heard by the Green opposition party. “Surely Flanders cannot build factories that cause health problems elsewhere in the world and lead to additional greenhouse gas emissions? The Flemish government is trying to cover up the negative impact of fracking on health and climate," says Flemish faction leader Mieke Schauvliege (Green)."
You can find the full translated article HERE.
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Shell petrochemical facility in Beaver, Pennsylvania. Image credit: Mark Dixon flickr.com
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Follow Us on Social Media
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Keep up with us in the New Year by following us on social media!
We will share updates, news, and events that pop up between our monthly newsletters. Keep in touch on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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We had a great end of year giving campaign reaching 95% of our goal! Thanks to everyone for your support. If you have not made your donation yet there is still time!
Every step we take to make a difference gives us hope. Please take a step-make an INVESTMENT in our future here!
To mail your contribution to us, please send a check to our new mailing address:
Texas PSR, 3571 Far West Blvd. #3428
Austin, TX 78731
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