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	Protect the Truth - About the Commission - Members
		Antonia Novello was born Antonia Coello in Fajardo, Puerto Rico on August 23, 1944.
		Antonia Novello was appointed Surgeon General by President Bush, beginning her tenure on March 9, 1990.
		Novello also similarly worked to discourage illegal tobacco use by young people, and repeatedly criticized the tobacco industry for appealing to the youth market through the use of cartoon characters such as "Joe Camel." A workshop that she convened led to the emergence of a National Hispanic/Latino Health Initiative.
	www.protectthetruth.org /antonianovello.htm (505 words)

	Antonia Novello
		Antonia Novello was the first female and the first Hispanic to be Surgeon General of the United States.
		Antonia Novello suffered from a chronic illness of the colon (a section of the large intestine).
		In the fall of 1989 George Bush nominated Antonia Novello to be the country’s Surgeon General.
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	Gale - Free Resources - Women's History - Biographies - Antonia Novello
		In 1990 Antonia Novello (born 1944) became the first female United States Surgeon General; she was also the first Hispanic in history to win the appointment to this nationally prominent government office.
		Novello and her Surgeon General's office also launched a "Spring Break `91" campaign that targeted the rising number of binge drinkers among American college students; she undertook a speaking tour of college campuses herself to make her point.
		In June 1999 Novello was selected as the new health commissioner for the state of New York, an appointment that caused acrimony in some circles due to her anti-choice stance on abortion.
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	Antonia C. Novello, MD, MPH, DrPH Biography - NHAP
		From 1979 to 1990, Dr. Novello worked for the U.S. Public Health Service at the National Institutes of Health, where she served in various capacities, rising to Deputy Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
		In 1999, Dr. Novello was nominated by Governor George Pataki and confirmed as the thirteenth Commissioner of Health for the State of New York.
		Dr. Novello is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Surgeon General’s Exemplary Service Medallion and Medal, the Distinguished Service Medal of the U.S. Public Health Service, the American Medical Association’s Nathan B. Davis Award, and the National Women’s Hall of Fame.
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	Gale - Free Resources - Women's History - Biographies - Antonia Novello (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 1990 Antonia Novello (born 1944) became the first female United States Surgeon General; she was also the first Hispanic in history to win the appointment to this nationally prominent government office.
		Novello and her Surgeon General's office also launched a "Spring Break `91" campaign that targeted the rising number of binge drinkers among American college students; she undertook a speaking tour of college campuses herself to make her point.
		In June 1999 Novello was selected as the new health commissioner for the state of New York, an appointment that caused acrimony in some circles due to her anti-choice stance on abortion.
	www.galegroup.com /free_resources/whm/bio/novello_a.htm (1701 words)

	Las Mujeres :: Antonia Novello
		Antonia Coello Novello, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H. Antonia Coello Novello, M.D., M.P.H. was nominated by Governor George E. Pataki to be the thirteenth New York State Health Commissioner on June 3, 1999.
		Novello served her pediatric internship and residency at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1970-1973), where she was selected intern of the year (1970).
		Novello is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the American Society of Nephrology, the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, the American Pediatrics Society and the Society for Pediatric Research.
	www.lasmujeres.com /antonianovello/background.shtml (796 words)

	Antonia Coello Novello — FactMonster.com
		Novello served as surgeon general under President George H. Bush from 1990 to 1993.
		Novello was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico with a chronic colon condition that caused her severe pain until it was corrected surgically when she was 18 years old.
		Novello and her husband, Joseph Novello, a U.S. Army flight surgeon, moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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	Gale Schools - Women's History Month - Biographies - Antonia Novello (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 1990 Antonia Novello (born 1944) became the first female United States Surgeon General; she was also the first Hispanic in history to win the appointment to this nationally prominent government office.
		Novello's was in pediatrics, and she completed further training in her specialty, pediatric nephrology, at Georgetown University Hospital in 1975.
		In June 1999 Novello was selected as the new health commissioner for the state of New York, an appointment that caused acrimony in some circles due to her anti-choice stance on abortion.
	www.galeschools.com /womens_history/bio/novello_a.htm (1526 words)

	Antonia Novello - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Novello received her B.S. degree from the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras in 1965 and her M.D. degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine at San Juan in 1970.
		Novello remained at Michigan in 1973 -1974 on a fellowship in the Department of internal medicine, and spent the following year on a fellowship in the Department of Pediatrics at Georgetown University.
		Novello was also presented with the Legion of Merit Medal by the United States Secretary of State Colin Powell, which is rarely presented to civilians.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonia_Novello (717 words)

	Pace University - Commencement 2003 - Antonia C. Novello (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Novello also heads an agency which includes four health care facilities (with a fifth in the construction phase), two regional offices and field offices, nine district offices as well as the central office, located in Albany.
		Novello served her pediatric internship and residency at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1970- 1973), where she was selected intern of the year (1970).
		Novello, a board-certified pediatrician, is clinical professor of pediatrics at the Georgetown University School of Medicine and the Unifonned Services University of the Health Sciences.
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	The Johns Hopkins Gazette: October 29, 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		An oil portrait of Antonia Novello, the first Latina surgeon general of the U.S., was unveiled on Oct. 9 in the Sherwood Room of Levering Hall, Homewood.
		Novello was selected by the HSA diversity and community committee and OLE, the university's student organization that caters to, but is not exclusive to, Latin American and Hispanic cultures.
		Novello, currently commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, is an alumna of the Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she was a visiting professor and special director for community health policy.
	www.jhu.edu /~gazette/2001/29oct01/29novelo.html (150 words)

	Changing the Face of Medicine \| Dr. Antonia Novello
		Antonia Novello was the first woman and the first Hispanic to become Surgeon General of the United States.
		As a youngster, Antonia Novello was hospitalized frequently with a medical condition that was not corrected until her late teens.
		When Dr. Antonia Novello was appointed Surgeon General of the United States by President George Bush in 1990, she was the first woman—and the first Hispanic—ever to hold that office.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_239.html (1038 words)

	Antonia Novello Summary
		In 1990 Antonia Novello (born 1944) became the first female United States Surgeon General; she was also the first Hispanic in history to win the appointment to this nationally prominent government office.
		Antonia Coello Novello (born August 23, 1944 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico) is a medical doctor who served as the United States Surgeon General from 1990 to 1993.
		Novello received her B.S. degree from the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras in 1965 and her M.D. degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine at San Juan in 1970.
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	Antonia Novello at AllExperts
		Novello received her B.S. degree from the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras in 1965 and her M.D. degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine at San Juan in 1970.
		Novello also made major contributions to the drafting and enactment of the Organ Transplantation Procurement Act of 1984 while assigned to the United States Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, working with the staff of committee chairman Orrin Hatch.
		Novello was appointed Surgeon General by President George H. Bush, beginning her tenure on March 9, 1990.
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	George Bush Presidential Library and Museum (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The President today announced his intention to nominate Antonia Coello Novello to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service at the Department of Health and Human Services for a term of 4 years.
		Dr. Novello graduated from the University of Puerto Rico (B.S., 1965) and the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (M.D., 1970), and she received her master's in public health from Johns Hopkins University in 1982.
		Novello is married and resides in Washington, DC.
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	Antonia Coello Novello (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Antonia Coello Novello, M.D., M.P.H., Dr. P.H., was nominated by Governor George E. Pataki to be the 13th New York State Health Commissioner on June 3, 1999.
		Novello also heads an agency that includes four healthcare facilities (with a fifth in the construction phase), two regional offices and field offices, nine district offices, as well as the central office, located in Albany.
		Novello served her pediatric internship and residency at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1970–1973), where she was selected intern of the year (1970).
	www.pmc.edu /news/2003/bionovello.html (836 words)

	Antonia Novello: a dream come true - United States surgeon general - article continues on page 92 - Cover Story ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As a little girl in Puerto Rico, Antonia Novello dreamed of becoming "a pediatrician--a doctor for the little kids in my hometown." Last year, this smart, funny, 46-year-old pediatrician became a doctor for all Americans when she was sworn in at the White House as the nation's first Hispanic and also first female surgeon general.
		In addition to her unique perspective as the first female, Hispanic, Puerto Rican, pediatrician surgeon general, Novello's difficult childhood experience with a disease that forced her to be hospitalized every year has resulted in an extraordinary sensitivity for the patient.
		Although Novello was told she would have surgery to repair her colon at age 8, "somebody forgot," she said with a wry smile of remembered pain.
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	Historia - Novello, Antonia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Antonia had ill health during her childhood, and was in and out of hospitals until she was 18 and had surgery to correct her condition.
		Antonia Novello was appointed in 1990 by President George Bush to be the Surgeon General of the United States.
		Novello was the first Hispanic person and the first woman to become Surgeon General, the highest ranking doctor in the U.S. government.
	www.women-scientists-in-history.com /novello.html (163 words)

	Chatham University - News & Events (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Antonia Coello Novello, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H., was nominated by Governor George Pataki and confirmed as the thirteenth Commissioner of Health for the State of New York on June 15, 1999.
		Novello was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, and earned her B.S. and M.D. degrees at the University of Puerto Rico.
		Novello served a pediatric internship and residency at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and completed subspecialty training in pediatric nephrology at the University of Michigan and Georgetown University.
	www.chatham.edu /news/story.cfm?ID=16 (601 words)

	Hispanic Magazine.com - June 2002 - Five Latinas Who Make a Difference
		Antonia Novello is a sleep-deprived force to be reckoned with.
		Novello insists she doesn’t want to be a politician: “I am very proud of what we do for those who never counted, those who never dreamed they could have health insurance because of their resident status.”
		Novello’s hope is that those who have always resorted to the emergency room for their primary care can instead go to a doctor’s office or health clinic and not be a burden to anyone.
	www.hispaniconline.com /magazine/2002/june/Features/latinas2.html (1348 words)

	Antonia Novello Biography -- Academy of Achievement
		Antonia's mother, a school teacher and later high school principal, stressed the importance of education from an early age.
		Antonia was precocious, and graduated from high school at age 15.
		Antonia received her Bachelor of Science degree at Rio Piedras in 1965, and her Doctor of Medicine degree from the Univeristy of Puerto Rico at San Juan in 1970.
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	ScienceU: Science & You (Meet a Scientist: Dr. Antonia Novello)
		Antonia Novello (1944-Present), former Surgeon General, is an advocate for community health projects around the world.
		Born in Puerto Rico, Dr. Novello suffered from a chronic problem with her colon that often kept her in the hospital for weeks or even months at a time.
		Even though she had such a difficult childhood, Antonia graduated from high school at only 15 and went on to attend the University of Puerto Rico, where she earned her B.S. and, five years later, her M.D. In 1970, she was married to a Navy flight surgeon, Jose Novello.
	scienceu.fsu.edu /content/scienceyou/meetscience/novello.html (572 words)

	National Women's Hall of Fame - Women of the Hall
		The first woman and the first Hispanic to become the Surgeon General of the United States (1990-1993), Antonia Novello brought to her work a strong empathy for people without power in society and used her position to alleviate suffering, especially for women and children.
		Trained as a pediatric nephrologist and in public health, Novello became a clinical professor of pediatrics at Georgetown University Hospital in 1986, after working in private practice and later in the U.S. Public Health Service.
		As Surgeon General, Dr. Novello was among the first to recognize the need to focus on women with AIDS and on neonatal transmission of HIV.
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	PUERTO RICO HERALD: Perfil: Antonia Novello
		Novello fue la primera mujer, la primera puertorriqueña y la primera hispana en ocupar la posición que se designa como el "médico de cabecera simbólico de todos los norteamericanos".
		Antonia Novello se ha dedicado a responder a las necesidades médicas de los débiles e indefensos durante toda su carrera profesional.
		Novello visitó su pueblo natal en Puerto Rico donde fue recibida por admiradores, incluyendo veteranos y niños de la escuela donde enseñaba su madre.
	www.puertorico-herald.org /issues/vol4n12/ProfileANovello-es.html (1000 words)

	Novello Satisfied With Fight She Waged Against AIDS
		Antonia Novello, who resigned Wednesday as U.S. surgeon general, claims that she made significant steps in controlling the AIDS epidemic, and becomes irritable when anyone indicates that she was not as aggressive as her predecessor, C. Everett Koop.
		In addition, she said that the disease was fast becoming one of the leading killers of children.
		Dr. Novello released what she considers a "timely, accurate, and sensible" report on AIDS three weeks ago, which was presented at the Ninth International Conference on AIDS in Berlin.
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