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By Arbora Johnson. Dr. Regina Benjamin is a family physician who served as the 18th US Surgeon General during the Obama Administration, and was the youngest person and first African American admitted to the American Medical Association’s Board of Trustees.
May 19, 2020 · What I Do. My goal was to create a grassroots movement, to change our health care system from one focused on sickness and disease to a system focused on wellness and prevention. Learn More.
Regina Benjamin served as the 18th U.S. surgeon general from 2009 to 2013, appointed by President Barack Obama. Prior to her tenure as the nation's physician, she practiced as a country doctor in rural Alabama.
Jul 14, 2009 · The president has chosen as surgeon general Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, who has tended to the poor in Alabama when not being knocked off course by hurricanes.
r. Regina Benjamin is an American physician and public health official. In the Obama administration, Benjamin served as the Surgeon General of the United States from 2009 to 2013, and as Chair of the National Prevention Council, which was created by the ...
Dec 20, 2022 · Watch: Former U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin Examines Health Equity. The nation’s 18th surgeon general shared insights at the U.S. News State of Equity in America forum. Regina...
Prescription for a Nation. In 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Benjamin as surgeon general; she took office this January. Now, as America’s chief health educator, she may face her greatest challenge yet: helping the country beat the obesity epidemic.
