PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
617 SOUTH OLIVE STREET NO 1100, LOS ANGELES, CA 90014 www.psr-la.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PSR-LA IS A PHYSICIAN AND HEALTH ADVOCATE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WORKING TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH FROM NUCLEAR THREATS AND ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS.

PSR-LA WORKS TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH FROM NUCLEAR THREATS AND ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS.

AMPLIFYING THE VOICE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HAVE A CRUCIAL ROLE TO PLAY IN THE WORLD OF ADVOCACY. AS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION, PSR-LA'S IS UNIQUELY ABLE TO BRING THE VOICE OF PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO THE FOREFRONT OF HEALTH POLICY DEBATES. THROUGH OUR HEALTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, WE PROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATION THAT BUILDS THE CAPACITY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO PARTICIPATE IN ADVOCACY EFFORTS WHICH STRENGTHEN PUBLIC HEALTH. HEALTH AMBASSADORS WORK WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND THEY HAVE REGULAR OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN DIRECT POLICY ADVOCACY WITH LEGISLATORS, DECISION MAKERS, AND THE MEDIA. IN A RECENT EXAMPLE OF THE IMPACT PSR-LA'S HEALTH AMBASSADORS CAN MAKE, DOCTORS AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SUPPORTED OUT WORK IN THE STAND-LA COALITION BY JOINING DIRECTLY IMPACTED COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTERS AT THE CITY COUNCIL'S ENERGY CLIMATE CHANGE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE. AS PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCATES, THEY RAISED THEIR VOICES ABOUT THE VITAL NEED FOR A 2500-FOOT SETBACK BETWEEN OIL DRILLING AND SENSITIVE SITES THROUGH TESTIMONY AND A SIGN-ON LETTER FROM DOCTORS AND SCIENTISTS. WITH THIS SUPPORT, PSR-LA WAS ABLE TO COUNTER THE INDUSTRY-BACKED CONCLUSION THAT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO ACT WITH A SCIENCE AND PREVENTION-BASED POLICY APPROACH WHICH WAS BACKED BY PHYSICIANS WHO ADVOCATE THAT WE MUST PREVENT WHAT WE CANNOT CURE.AIR & CLIMATE JUSTICE:STANDING TOGETHER AGAINST NEIGHBORHOOD DRILLING: THE STAND-LA COALITION, CO-CHAIRED BY PSR-LA, IS PUSHING FOR AN UNPRECEDENTED PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE POLICY -- A 2500-FOOT HUMAN HEALTH AND SAFETY BUFFER THAT WOULD PHASE OUT ACTIVE OIL AND GAS WELLS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO HOMES, SCHOOLS, MEDICAL FACILITIES AND OTHER SENSITIVE LAND USES. WE HAVE BUILT A COALITION OF OVER 75 PUBLIC HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, ENVIRONMENTAL, FAITH-BASED, LABOR AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS LOS ANGELES TO SUPPORT THIS POLICY, WITH LEADERSHIP FROM FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES. NOW THAT THE LOS ANGELES PETROLEUM ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT HAS BEEN RELEASED, STAND-LA IS ENGAGING THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITY ATTORNEY TO MOVE THE POLICY FORWARD. CLIMATE AND HEALTH EMERGENCY: LEAP-LA CLIMATE JUSTICE COALITION CO-FOUNDED BY PSR-LA FOCUSED ON A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO DECARBONIZE, DETOXIFY, AND DEMOCRATIZE LOS ANGELES' ECONOMY. IN 2019 THE COALITION WON APPROVAL FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CLIMATE EMERGENCY MOBILIZATION OFFICE AND CLIMATE EMERGENCY COMMISSION TO GUIDE THESE EFFORTS. THE COMMISSION HAS BEEN ALLOTTED $1.2 INDEDICATED FUNDING AND WILL HOLD SEVEN COMMUNITY ASSEMBLIES ACROSS THE CITY AIMED AT ENGAGING FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES IN SHAPING THE CONCRETE PROJECTS OF THIS DEPARTMENT. PSR-LA IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE MAYOR'S SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE AND TWO CITY COUNCIL OFFICES ON IMPLEMENTING THE GOALS OF THE COMMISSION.SOUTH CENTRAL RESIDENTS FIGHT FOR CLEAN AIR: THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES-PROJECT TO UNDERSTAND THE SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION AND HEALTH IMPACTS (SCLA-PUSH) INITIATIVE IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT LED BY PSR-LA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND ACADEMIC PARTNERS THAT AIMS TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND ADVOCATES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE STATE OF AIR QUALITY AND HEALTH IN THEIR COMMUNITY, AND TO ENGAGE IN AIR MONITORING AND DATA ANALYSIS. SCLA-PUSH HAS HOSTED OVER 90 INDIVIDUALS AT TWO INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS, AND 40 ATTENDED OUR TWO COMMUNITY MAPPING WORKSHOPS. WE HAVE STRATEGICALLY DEPLOYED FOUR AIR MONITORS THROUGHOUT SCLA TO MONITOR PARTICULATE MATTER, AND THROUGH TWO AIR QUALITY ACADEMIES (AQA), WE HAVE NOW TRAINED 50 COMMUNITY RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE SCIENCE OF AIR POLLUTANTS, THE PROCESS OF MONITORING AIR QUALITY AND COLLECTING DATA, AND HOW TO ENGAGE IN POLICY AND REGULATORY SPACES. IN SEPTEMBER, THE AQA GRADUATES USED THE SKILLS THEY HAVE BEEN BUILDING WHEN THE ATTENDED THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT BOARD MEETING TO ADVOCATE FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AN AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN.LAND USE & HEALTH:ARE YOU WITHIN 500 FEET? RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT LIVING WITHIN 500 FEET OF A STATIONARY SOURCE OF POLLUTION INCREASES RISKS TO HEALTH INCLUDING ASTHMA, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, AND EVEN CANCER. PSR-LA'S 500 FEET PROJECT TACKLES THIS ISSUE HEAD ON BY EMPOWERING RESIDENTS TO IDENTIFY THE HAZARDOUS LAND USES NEAR SENSITIVE AREAS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, ACADEMIC ADVISORS, FIELD EXPERTS, AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTS TO COME UP WITH COMMUNITY-GROUNDED SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICES. THIS YEAR, WE HOSTED OUR SIXTH GROUND TRUTHING WORKSHOP AND TRAINED ANOTHER 20 SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES RESIDENTS WHO ARE NOW PREPARED TO TAKE THEIR GROUND TRUTHING WORK TO THE NEXT LEVEL BY WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR SCLA-PUSH PROJECT. PEOPLE POWER: THE LOS ANGELES CLEAN UP GREEN UP (CUGU) CAMPAIGN AND ORDINANCE ORIGINALLY EXCLUDED SOUTH CENTRAL LA DUE TO POLITICAL OPPOSITION. HOWEVER, THROUGH PSR-LA'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE PEOPLE'S PLAN CAMPAIGN AND COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATE PROCESS, CUGU WAS RECENTLY WRITTEN INTO BOTH THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST LA COMMUNITY PLANS.TOXICS & WATER:TIME FOR A CHANGE! CALIFORNIANS FOR A HEALTHY AND GREEN ECONOMY (CHANGE) IS A GROWING COALITION OF DIVERSE ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE COLLECTIVE VISION OF CREATING ECONOMICALLY JUST AND ENVIRONMENTALLY HEALTHY COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA. OUR WORK FOCUSES ON REDUCING OUR EXPOSURE AND USE OF TOXIC CHEMICALS WHILE CENTERING ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE BY FOCUSING ON COMMUNITY DRIVEN, CAMPAIGNS, AND POLICIES. IN 2019, WE STRENGTHENED OUR MEMBERSHIP THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS. WE ALSO DEVELOPED A NUMBER OF WEBINARS AND OTHER POPULAR EDUCATION TOOLS THAT HIGHLIGHT POLICY EFFORTS IN CALIFORNIA AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEED TO SHIFT TOWARDS SAFER SOLUTIONS THAT PREVENT EXPOSURE TO TOXIC CHEMICALS IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES.ORGANIZING FOR CLEAN WATER: PSR-LA'S WATER PROJECT AIMS TO ADDRESS DRINKING WATER QUALITY ISSUES IN SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES BY BRINGING TOGETHER COMMUNITY GROUPS TO EXAMINE THEIR WATER SYSTEMS. PARTICIPANTS ARE BUILDING THEIR CAPACITY TO ADVOCATE FOR CLEAN WATER BY GAINING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPLEXITY OF LOS ANGELES' WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE AGENCIES IN CHARGE, AS WELL AS THE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION THAT ARE IMPACTING THE QUALITY OF WATER. IN OCTOBER WE TOOK A TOUR OF THE LOS ANGELES BASIN TO GET AN INTRODUCTION OF HOW TOXIC SITES ARE IMPACTING LOS ANGELES, AND HOW INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP IN INDUSTRY CAN HELP ADDRESS WATER QUALITY ISSUES. IN DECEMBER, THE "OUR WATER, OUR HEALTH" SUMMIT ADDRESSED WATER QUALITY, HOW IT IMPACTS HEALTH, AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST LOS ANGELES.NUCLEAR THREATS:NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT: IN 2019 WAS A BANNER YEAR FOR PSR-LA'S NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT WORK. IN MARCH, WE HIRED OUR FIRST NUCLEAR THREATS ASSOCIATE, ALEX JASSET, AND ASSUMED A CENTRAL COORDINATING ROLE IN THE NATIONAL BACK FROM THE BRINK CAMPAIGN, WHICH SEEKS TO FUNDAMENTALLY SHIFT NUCLEAR WEAPONS POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES. PSR-LA'S LEADERSHIP ROLE HAS HELPED THE CAMPAIGN TO GROW EXPONENTIALLY. THIS YEAR 20 MUNICIPAL RESOLUTIONS ENDORSING THE CAMPAIGN'S FIVE-POINT POLICY PLATFORM WERE PASSED AROUND THE COUNTRY, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER TO 40, AND THREE NEW STATEWIDE RESOLUTIONS WERE ADOPTED. THE CAMPAIGN ALSO GAINED 120 NEW ORGANIZATIONAL ENDORSEMENTS, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONAL ENDORSEMENTS TO OVER 300.SANTA SUSANA FIELD LABORATORY (SSFL) CLEANUP: IN 2019, PSR-LA CONTINUED OUR DECADES-LONG EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT ALL NUCLEAR AND CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION AT SSFL IS FULLY CLEANED UP. WE PLAYED AN INSTRUMENTAL ROLE IN ENGAGING THE NEWSOM ADMINISTRATION ON THE NEED FOR THE FULL, PROMISED CLEANUP OF SSFL AND ARE HEARTENED THAT DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL (DTSC) IS NOW HOLDING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND NASA ACCOUNTABLE FOR COMPLYING WITH THE CLEANUP AGREEMENTS THEY SIGNED WITH THE STATE. PSR-LA ALSO HELPED ORGANIZE A SIGN-ON LETTER URGING DOE, NASA, AND CALEPA TO UPHOLD THE CLEANUP AGREEMENTS.

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