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Jan 8, 2015 · After President Obama nominated Dr. Regina Benjamin for the position of surgeon general, “the anti-fat brigade” started arguing that a hefty surgeon general “sends the wrong message” to an ...
Jan 11, 2010 · ABC/Randy Sager Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, selected to be the new surgeon general, has been criticized for her weight. Dr. Benjamin is to be sworn in on Monday as the 18th United States surgeon general. She is nationally known for her commitment to the health of the rural poor and has opened a health clinic in the poverty-stricken coastal Alabama ...
Office of the Surgeon General (OSG) The U.S. Surgeon General is the Nation’s Doctor, providing Americans with the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness and injury. The Surgeon General oversees the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps, an elite group of over 6,000 ...
www.SurgeonGeneral.gov. The surgeon general of the United States is the operational head of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC) and thus the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the federal government of the United States. The surgeon general's office and staff are known as the Office of the Surgeon ...
Feb 9, 2024 · Department of Health and Human Services. @Surgeon_General. Dr. Vivek H. Murthy was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in March 2021 to serve as the 21st Surgeon General of the United States. As the Nation's Doctor, the Surgeon General's mission is to help lay the foundation for a healthier country, relying on the best scientific information available ...
In the 2001 Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity, former Surgeon General David Satcher, MD, PhD, warned us of the negative effects of the increasing weight of our citizens and outlined a public health response to reverse the trend. I plan to strengthen and expand this blueprint for action created by my predecessor. Although we have made some strides ...
Jun 17, 2022 · Published since 1878, Public Health Reports (PHR) is the official journal of the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General and the U.S. Public Health Service. Read PHR’s peer-reviewed articles and Surgeon General’s Perspectives on important national public health issues. Content created by Office of the Surgeon General Content last reviewed June ...
