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	Surgeon General of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Surgeon General of the United States is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Public Health Service, and - ex Officio - is the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the Government of the United States.
		The Surgeon General is nominated by the U.S. President and confirmed by the Senate for a 4-year term of office.
		The Surgeon General is also the ultimate award authority for several Public Health awards and decorations, the highest of which that can be directly awarded (the highest award bestowed by board action is the Distinguished Service Medal) is the Surgeon General's Medal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States (459 words)

	MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Surgeons General of the United States
		The surgeon general of the United States is a physician who acts as the nation's spokesperson on public health matters.
		In 1925 inaugurated a program in which prospective immigrants to the United States were given a medical inspection in their country of origin, reducing the number of immigrants who were prevented from entering the United States for medical reasons after making the trip to this country.
		Outspoken in her views advocating comprehensive health education, including sex education, in schools, Elders was forced to resign as surgeon general after only 15 months in the position as a result of a controversial remark she made about sex education.
	encarta.msn.com /media_701610678/Surgeons_General_of_the_United_States.html (1209 words)

	Surgeon General - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Surgeon General of the United States is the chief medical officer of the United States Government.
		The post is held by the senior of the three individual service medical directors and carries the rank of surgeon vice-admiral, lieutenant-general or air marshal.
		The British and Irish equivalent of the Surgeon General of the United States is known as the Government Chief Medical Officer.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Surgeon_General (191 words)

	AllRefer.com - Surgeon General, United States (U.S. Government) - Encyclopedia
		Surgeon General, United States, former head of the U.S. Public Health Service, which is responsible for protecting the people's health (see public health).
		Since a 1986 reorganization, the surgeon general has largely served as a national spokesperson and watchdog on health issues.
		The separate U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force surgeons general oversee military health care.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/SurgeonGe.html (183 words)

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		The legislature finds that: (a) The Surgeon General of the United States has determined that approximately 434,000 Americans and 2,000 Nevadans die each year of diseases attributed to the smoking of tobacco.
		[In] \The state health officer and, in\\ each health district, the district health officer shall [, and, for areas of this state which are not within a health district, the state health officer shall,] designate one or more of his employees to prepare, sign and serve written citations on persons accused of violating NRS 202.2491.
		There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund to the bureau of alcohol and drug abuse in the rehabilitation division of the department of employment, training and rehabilitation for the purpose of enforcing NRS 202.2491, 202.2492 and 202.2493, the sum of: For the fiscal year 1995-96.........................
	www.leg.state.nv.us /68th/95bills/AB637_R1.TXT (1986 words)

	Changing the Face of Medicine \| Dr. Antonia Novello
		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.
		After serving as Surgeon General, Dr. Novello was a special representative to United Nations Children's Fund from 1993-1996, where she expanded her efforts to address the health and nutritional needs of women, children, and adolescents, to a global scale.
		In subsequent positions and especially as surgeon general, she used the power of her office to bring public attention to health problems she felt were particularly urgent, especially those directly affecting young people: underage drinking, smoking, and pediatric AIDS.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /exhibition/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_239.html (1038 words)

	Mental Health, United States, 2000: Chapter 15.
		The rates for females in State/county mental hospitals and non-Federal general hospitals were about the same (12 and 11 per 100,000 population, respectively), and greater than the rates for females in private psychiatric hospitals (6 per 100,000 population) and VA medical centers (less than 1 per 100,000 population).
		In VA medical centers, the proportion of admissions with a diagnosis of alcohol-related disorders (20 percent) was considerably greater than in each of the remaining organization types, where the percentages of admissions with alcohol-related disorders ranged from 5 to 11 percent (Table 7).
		In non-Federal general hospitals, all adults 18 and older were admitted to inpatient care at greater rates than they were admitted to less than 24-hour care; for children and youth under age 18 and, specifically, children ages 5 to 9, the reverse was true.
	mentalhealth.samhsa.gov /publications/allpubs/SMA01-3537/chapter15.asp (11877 words)

	United States Surgeon General Press Release--Surgeon General Releases a National Action Agenda on Children's Mental ...
		Washington, DC David Satcher, MD, PhD, Assistant Secretary for Health and Surgeon General, today released a National Action Agenda for Children's Mental Health, which outlines goals and strategies to improve the services for children and adolescents with mental health problems and their families.
		In the United States, 1 in 10 children and adolescents suffer from mental illness severe enough to cause some level of impairment.
		The Surgeon General's action steps encourage the wide adoption of science-based prevention and treatment services, as well as continued research.
	www.nih.gov /news/pr/jan2001/sg-03.htm (640 words)

	IEQ Review: Surgeon General's Office Issues Conflicting Message on "Toxic Mold"
		Clark stated, among other points, that indoor molds were not found to have an association to serious disease symptoms, as have been widely reported in the press on the issue of "Toxic Mold, more accurately referred to as "Toxigenic Fungi".
		Given the contentious nature of the event, it was anticipated that the Surgeon General's office would issue some acknowledgment of the concerns that were being expressed by senior government officials and citizens.
		The Surgeon General's Workshop on Healthy Indoor Environment is bringing together the best scientific minds in the nation to discuss the continuing problem of unhealthful buildings.
	www.imakenews.com /pureaircontrols/e_article000354587.cfm?x=b11,0,w (1737 words)

	Jedediah Hyde Baxter, Brigadier General, United States Army
		Jedediah Hyde Baxter, Surgeon General of the United States Army, August 16, 1890 - December 4, 1890, was born at Strafford, Orange County, Vermont, the son of Portus and Ellen Janette (Harris) Baxter.
		His early education was obtained in academies at South Woodstock and St. Johnsbury in his native state after which he attended the University of Vermont at Burlington where he received the degree of B. in 1859 and that of M. in 1860.
		It is said that when he was made Surgeon General there was a general shake-up in the stations of the corps with a view to the reward of friends and the discipline of the unfavored.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /jhbaxter.htm (1169 words)

	Surgeon General, United States on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		SURGEON GENERAL, UNITED STATES [Surgeon General, United States] former head of the U.S. Public Health Service, which is responsible for protecting the people's health (see public health).
		Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital Hosts David Satcher, M.D., 16th Surgeon General of the United States, for Discussion on 'From Ethics to Action: Interventions to Close the Disparities Gap in Health and Health Care Across Cultural and Social Boundaries'.
		US Surgeon General Richard Carmona (L) escorts Charles, Prince of Wales to his vehicle at the conclusion of the royal couple's visit to the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/SurgeonG1e.asp (978 words)

	Surgeon General definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Before 1968, the Surgeon General was the head of the PHS, and all program, administrative, and financial management authorities flowed through the Surgeon General, who reported directly to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW).
		The Office of the Surgeon General was abolished and the position of Surgeon General became that of a principal deputy to the Assistant Secretary for Health with responsibility for advising and assisting on professional medical matters.
		Surgeon General Reestablished: In 1987, the Office of the Surgeon General (OSG) was reestablished as a staff office within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11998 (620 words)

	Washington Monthly: Joycelyn Elders: From Sharecropper's Daughter to Surgeon General of the United States of America. - ...
		Her most significant accomplishment was her victorious battle to expand health care for Arkansas's poor while state director of health services in the late 1980s.
		Then President Clinton appointed her Surgeon General of the United States, the first African American to hold the post.
		Kevin, the younger of the couple's two sons, has had serious problems with alcohol and cocaine addictions, and was arrested (and eventually convicted) for the sale of cocaine when Elders was surgeon general.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1316/is_n1-2_v29/ai_19034244 (1582 words)

	HHS - Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S., Surgeon General
		Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona was sworn in as the 17th Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service on August 5, 2002.
		Carmona is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and is also certified in correctional health care and in quality assurance.
		Prior to being named Surgeon General, Dr. Carmona was the chairman of the State of Arizona Southern Regional Emergency Medical System, a professor of surgery, public health and family and community medicine at the University of Arizona, and the Pima County Sheriff's Department surgeon and deputy sheriff.
	www.hhs.gov /about/bios/sg.html (410 words)

	Luther Leonidas Terry, Surgeon General of the United States of America
		Shortly after the release of this report, Terry established the Surgeon General's Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health, which he chaired, to produce a similar report for this country.
		Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States, released on January 11, 1964, concluded that lung cancer and chronic bronchitis are causally related to cigarette smoking.
		The landmark Surgeon General's report on smoking and health stimulated a greatly increased concern about tobacco on the part of the American public and government policymakers and led to a broad-based anti-smoking campaign.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /llterry.htm (831 words)

	Charity of Heart, Sojourners Magazine/May-June 1997
		She never dreamed that one day she would be Dr. Joycelyn Elders, Surgeon General of the United States.
		Because of the loving support of parents, the kind attention of both church elders and school administrators and teachers, and the openness of affirmative action policies while she was growing into adulthood, Elders’ skills in science, research, and public relations were recognized.
		Becoming state director of public health in 1987 moved her out of the university research lab and right up against the poverty and lack of education and health services she had known so well as a child.
	www.sojo.net /index.cfm?action=magazine.article&mode=printer_friendly&issue=soj9705&article=970532b (948 words)

	Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - Surgeon General of the United States Richard Carmona, M.D., to Receive Honorary ...
		Surgeon General of the United States Richard Carmona, M.D., to Receive Honorary Degree at Jefferson Medical College and Jefferson College of Graduate Studies Commencement
		Carmona, the nation’s chief educator on public health and medicine, was sworn in as the 17th Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service on August 5, 2002.
		He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery and a Fellow of both the American College of Surgeons, and the American College of Gastroenterology (he was named Honorary Lifetime member in 1998 to the latter).
	www.jeffersonhospital.org /news/2005/article10741.html (1044 words)

	SENATE RESOLUTION 52 P.N. 582 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		WHEREAS, In January 2001 the Surgeon General of the United
		States noted that while one in ten youths in the United States
		WHEREAS, In 1999 the Surgeon General of the United States
	www.legis.state.pa.us /WU01/LI/BI/BT/2003/0/SR0052P0582.HTM (553 words)

	Philip Morris USA - Health Issues - Surgeon General Reports
		The Surgeon General of the United States has been the nation's leading spokesperson on matters of public health since 1871.
		Beginning in 1962, at the request of President John F. Kennedy, the Surgeon General's Office took on the task of reviewing literature on smoking and health and began issuing periodic reports.
		To access all Surgeon General Reports, please visit the National Library of Medicine website and click on the full list of reports link.
	www.philipmorrisusa.com /health_issues/surgeon_general_reports.asp (984 words)

	MSN Encarta - Multimedia - C. Everett Koop Quick Facts
		Serving two terms as surgeon general of the United States
		Koop observed many surgeries before he entered medical school, and was allowed to participate in a leg amputation when he was 19 years old.
		Koop stepped down as surgeon general four months before his term was scheduled to end, after his progressive sex-education and anti-smoking campaigns lost him the support of former conservative allies.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461577310/C_Everett_Koop_Quick_Facts.html (150 words)

	PUERTO RICO HERALD: Profile: Antonia Novello (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		She joined the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, a mobile unit of doctors and health professionals who work in poor areas, Indian Reservations, and wherever there is a scarcity of medical personnel.
		The traditional head of the Commissioned Corps is the Surgeon General of the United States.
		Novello’s tenure as Surgeon General lasted from 1990-1993, during which time she continued her life’s work for women, children, and minorities.
	www.puertorico-herald.org /issues/vol4n12/ProfileANovello-en.shtml (892 words)

	Mental Health: Surgeon General's Mental Health Report
		The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Surgeon General of the United States and the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) are pleased to announce the development of a Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health.
		The Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health (official title to be determined) will be a comprehensive public health document focusing on leading edge scientific and clinical knowledge and advances as practically applied to the determinants of mental health and mental illness.
		Information regarding the Report of the Surgeon General on Mental Health may be accessed through the National Mental Health Information Center at www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/ For further information contact: CAPT Patricia A. Rye, JD, MSW, Managing Editor, Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rm.
	www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov /cmhs/SurgeonGeneral/SurGenMH.asp (470 words)

	Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General of the United States (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General addressed the biological basis of mental illness; the importance of scientific research; the impact of stigma; and gaps in treatment.
		The Surgeon General urged Americans to seek treatment and bring the topic out into the open.
		It also acknowledges areas in which further research and analysis is necessary to understand the impact of mental health issues on special populations.
	www.openminds.com /indres/surgeon.htm (331 words)

	David Satcher biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		David Satcher is the 16th Surgeon General of the United States.
		Sworn in on February 13, 1998, he is only the second person in history to simultaneously hold the positions of Surgeon General and Assistant Secretary for Health.
		Satcher would most like to be known as the Surgeon General who listens to the American people and who responds with effective programs.
	www.topblacks.com /medicine/david-satcher.htm (517 words)

	United States Surgeon General at opensource encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The United States Surgeon General of the Public Health Service is a presidentially appointed position in the government of the United States.
		The Surgeon General is the head of the 6,000-member Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service, a troop of emergency health professionals who are on call 24 hours a day, and can be dispatched by the Surgeon General in the event of a public health emergency.
		Everett Koop and Joycelyn Elders were two paticularly colorful former Surgeons General who were well-known for their controversial ideas.
	www.wiki.tatet.com /United_States_Surgeon_General.html (263 words)

	Coalition on Donation Rose Parade Float
		Occupation: The Deputy Surgeon General of the United States
		Kenneth Moritsugu, The Deputy Surgeon General of the United States, is a passionate and very visible national and international spokesman for organ, tissue and marrow donation and transplantation.
		He is a past member of the board of directors of the United Network for Organ Sharing, and of the board of trustees of the National Kidney Foundation, and an active volunteer with the Transplant Recipients International Organization.
	www.onelegacy.org /prod/components/rose/media/kmoritsugu.html (777 words)

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