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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Joycelyn_EldersJoycelyn Elders - Wikipedia

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   Minnie Joycelyn Elders (born Minnie Lee Jones; August 13, 1933) is an American pediatrician and public health administrator who served as Surgeon General of the United States from 1993 to 1994. A vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps , she was the second woman, second person of color , and first African American to serve ...

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Joycelyn-EldersJoycelyn Elders | American Physician, First Woman Surgeon ...

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   Apr 26, 2024 · Joycelyn Elders (born August 13, 1933, Schaal, Arkansas, U.S.) is an American physician and public health official who served (1993–94) as U.S. surgeon general, the first Black American and the second woman to hold that post. Elders was the first of eight children in a family of sharecroppers.

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   Learn about the life and achievements of Dr. Joycelyn Elders, the first African American and only the second woman to head the U.S. Public Health Service. She was a pioneer in pediatric endocrinology, sex education, and public health advocacy.

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6. www.thehistorymakers.org › dr-joycelyn-eldersDr. Joycelyn Elders's Biography - The HistoryMakers

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   Sep 20, 2017 · Learn about the life and career of Dr. Joycelyn Elders, the 15th Surgeon General of the United States and a pediatric endocrinologist. She advocated for women's reproductive health, sex education, and public health in Arkansas and beyond.

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   Mar 5, 2020 · Joycelyn Elders is one of the leaders, innovators, activists, entertainers, athletes and artists who defined the last century. Find out why TIME chose Joycelyn Elders as one of the 100...

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   May 29, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Joycelyn Elders, the first African American woman to serve as U.S. surgeon general. She faced controversy for her views on sex education, AIDS, and abortion, and was a pioneer in pediatric endocrinology.

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   Who is Joycelyn Elders?

   • From Sharecropper's Daughter to Surgeon General of the United States of America, Harper Perennial (1997) Joycelyn Elders, M.D. by Dr. Joycelyn Elders and David Chanoff. Another Surgeon General's autobiography. Wikiquote has quotations related to Joycelyn Elders. Office of Public Health and Science (4 January 2007).

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   Who is Jocelyn Elders?

   • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Tracy Grant. Jocelyn Elders is an American physician and public health official who served (1993–94) as U.S. surgeon general, the first Black American and the second woman to hold that post.

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   When did Joycelyn Elders retire?

   • Following her retirement in 1999, she lectured widely on public health issues. Her autobiography, Joycelyn Elders, MD, written with David Chanoff, was published in 1996. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Tracy Grant.

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   What happened to Jocelyn Elders?

   • She resigned from that position in 1994 and returned to the University of Arkansas, where she worked as a professor of pediatric endocrinology. In 2002, Elders retired from the University of Arkansas Medical Center. In 2016, the Jocelyn Elders Clinic was established in Kisinga, Uganda.

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10. circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov › 2015/08/13 › joycelynJoycelyn Elders, United States Surgeon General – Circulating ...

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    Aug 13, 2015 · Learn about the life and career of Joycelyn Elders, the first African-American to be appointed Surgeon-General of the United States. She was a controversial and outspoken advocate for child health, sexual education, and drug policy reform.