Physicians for Social Responsibility Press Conf 4/26 Fukushima Health Consequences [View All]

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52:31 minutes - 4 presentations then q & a

Marking the Chernobyl disaster

On Tuesday April 26, 2011, Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) held a joint press conference with Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Massachusetts) and the Institute for Policy Studies' Robert Alvarez on the ongoing impact of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster to public health 25 years after the accident, the continuing nuclear catastrophe in Fukushima, Japan, and the lessons from both for U.S. public health and safety.


The speakers are:

Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), Ranking Member, Natural Resources Committe

PSR Immediate Past President Jeff Patterson, DO

Robert Alvarez, Senior Scholar, Institute for Policy Studies

PSR President-Elect Andrew S. Kanter, MD, MPH

PSR Member of the Board Ira Helfand, MD