The Physician and Scientist Network Addressing Plastics and Health
Changing the conversation about plastics
What is P-Snap?
We have enough data to act on Plastics and Health
The Physician and Scientist Network Addressing Plastics and Health (P-SNAP) is a national alliance of professionals taking action on the health harms of plastics.
Participants in P-SNAP are changing the conversation. The harms from the health impacts of plastic are real. Our impact as frontline voices in healthcare and research is real, as well.
Healthcare personnel are among the most trusted messengers in our society. We are in a powerful position to convey accurate information.
We are doing this work because it is urgent. The people we care for are being harmed. We see it in our consulting rooms, we see it in the rise of chronic disease among the young, and we see it in the research.
Who can use P-Snap?
Ways to use our network
We are pediatricians, epidemiologists, infectious disease specialists, nurses, psychiatrists, general practitioners, OBGYNs, public health workers, research scientists, and more. We see the effects of environmental contaminants on our patients, and we are ready to act. Join us!
Participants in P-SNAP use the network in many ways. They:
- Connect with others
- Share insights and research
- Speak with lawmakers
- Educate colleagues and patients
- Reduce single use healthcare plastics
- Collaborate to create new initiatives
Goals for participants
- Finding community and reducing professional isolation among proponents of environmental health
- Educating medical audiences such as professional societies, residents, and students on the health impacts of plastics.
- Educating elected officials on the health impacts of plastics.
- Working with healthcare institutions to reduce their use of unnecessary plastics.
- Communicating with patients on the health impacts of plastics and ways to reduce personal exposure
Methods of participation in the Network
- Delivering lectures.
- Assembling expert panels for professional meetings and other settings.
- Collaboration and guidance on drafting articles for scientific and lay publications.
- Providing testimony to legislative and elected officials in support of plastic-reduction policies.
- Developing communication materials for patients and the general public on measures to reduce personal exposure – or engage in civic advocacy.
- Coordinating use of social media.
- Engaging in other advocacy projects, from books to TED talks, etc.
The Network structure recognizes that medical personnel and research scientists are often severely time constrained. Participants are invited to engage at their own pace, based on their own capacities and availability.
To become involved, please reach out to Megan J. Wolff at megan@psnap.org.
Megan J. Wolff, PhD MPH, is an organizer and subject matter expert on plastics and health. She has forged connections with healthcare professionals and research scientists, creating a network of highly trained individuals who are concerned about the human health impacts of plastic.