Sentences with phrase «as surgeon general»

Well, first and foremost, if you remember my tenure as surgeon general, I had to do that.

Dr. Elders served as surgeon general to the United States under President Bill Clinton, and famously said, «I want every child born in America to be a planned and wanted child.»

In an interview, Dr. Elders stated that her No. 1 priority for her tenure as surgeon general was to «to do something about unplanned and unwanted pregnancies.»

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, who is scheduled to speak at the Symposium, said Julius Richmond, who served as Surgeon General under President Jimmy Carter, «taught us that mental health is an integral part of general health and well being, and that a child's first years are critical to healthy development... Our obligation now is to continue his work until every child has an equal opportunity to realize his or her full potential.»

While C. Everett Koop, during his tenure as Surgeon General, came to advocate the use of condoms to reduce the AIDS epidemic, Dr. Elders's strong initial stands and colorful language are a far cry from anything that has been heard from a Washington official for some time.

The White House has nominated an African American doctor from Alabama as Surgeon General of the United States.

[29][30] Prior to this, there had been speculation that James W. Holsinger would receive a recess appointment as Surgeon General of the United States.

as Surgeon General — particularly after the more telegenic Dr. Sanjay Gupta dropped out of consideration.

Programs focus on the schools, because as the Surgeon General suggests, schools are a highly impactful place to reach children and transform their eating habits.

Not exact matches

Surgeons General dating back to Ronald Reagan appointee C. Everett Koop have consistently cited the medical damage from gun violence as a major public health threat; Adams didn't reject that logic, but his wording underscores just how politically fraught the issue is.

Think of people declining to get tested for the genetic markers of a hereditary disease, or a smoker whose cigarette packs might as well have that warning from the Surgeon General printed in invisible ink.

Here is the Surgeon General of the U.S. by inference laying the blame for the AIDS epidemic at the feet of the U.S. government, the Roman Catholic Church, the conservative press («the stridently conservative Washington Times»), Phyllis Schlafly (whom he describes as «beneath contempt» because she opposed him on his proposed condom solution), and a sinister cabal of White House conservatives led by Carl Anderson.

Early on in his book, he declaims, «I saw the Surgeon - General's office... as a position of medical leadership.»

Very well, but to take the position (as he does later in an analysis of the issues in the case) that he was not only Baby Doe's Surgeon - General, he was also the Surgeon - General for the parents of Baby Doe as well as the Surgeon - General for all the physicians in Bloomington, Indiana, is a clumsy and ludicrous attempt at self - exculpation.

In 1988, however, the U.S. Surgeon General confirmed that nicotine causes a physical addiction similar to and as powerful as those caused by cocaine or heroin.

Nestle, chair of nutrition studies at New York University, has been on the front line of the food wars as managing editor of the first — and so far only — Surgeon General's Report on Nutrition and Health, which appeared in 1988.

He worked as a surgeon and then in general medicine before taking a course in psychiatry.

More citizens view what the Surgeon General has described as a «public health crisis» with alarm, recognizing that it needs to be addressed through regulatory standards in several arenas.

In l969 he requested the Surgeon General, Dr. Jesse Steinfeld, to appoint a committee to conduct a study «which will establish scientifically insofar as possible what harmful effects, if any, these [televised crime and violence] programs have on children.»

Former Surgeon General Dr. Antonia Novella is quoted as saying: «It's the lucky baby, I feel, who continues to nurse until he's two.»

In addition, the U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, who launched a report about fighting obesity with Obama in late January, endorsed breastfeeding in workplaces, hospitals and communities, «as this practice has been shown to prevent childhood obesity,» Benjamin wrote.

Yes, in the great nation of America, the Surgeon General actually has to address embarrassment as a barrier to breastfeeding.

The U.S. Surgeon General surmises about 5,000 kids under 21 die every year as a result of underage drinking.

The U.S. Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding notes that several health organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American College of Nurse - Midwives, American Dietetic Association and American Public Health Association all recommend that most infants be breastfed for a minimum of one year, with the first six months exclusively breast milk.

Dr. Daniel F. Whiteside, former Assistant Surgeon General, reported that, «Corporal punishment of children actually interferes with the process of learning and with their optimal development as socially responsible adults.

The US Surgeon General identified lack of support as one of the primary reasons families don't reach their breastfeeding goals.

She speaks to a variety of groups in Kansas showing individuals how they can make breastfeeding easier, using the Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding as a framework.

Dr. Long participated as a panelist during the U.S. Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding and is featured as an expert in the Office of Women's Health It's Only Natural campaign to improve breastfeeding rates among African Americans.

According to the US Surgeon General, our country is in a state of emergency as far as children's mental health is concerned.

(b) Chairperson - The President shall appoint the Surgeon General to serve as the chairperson of the Council.

But as the illness spread — South Carolina alone reported 30,000 cases by 1912 — Surgeon General Rupert Blue felt increasing pressure to escalate PHS efforts.

Trained as a general surgeon, Pories was asked to focus on the profitable area of obesity shortly after arriving at the Brody School of Medicine in 1977; the Roux - en - Y ultimately became his favored technique.

Volk, too, maintains her clinical perspective by serving as a general surgeon at Penn's small - animal hospital.

Identified as a major public health problem by the U.S. Surgeon General, it is increasing at a rate of about 4 percent per year.

As a result of this lateral growth spurt, 61 percent of U.S. adults are overweight — many of them excessively, according to the Surgeon General's office.

«Obesity may soon cause as much preventable disease and death as cigarette smoking,» says former surgeon general David Satcher, and statistics back him up: About 300,000 deaths a year are associated with excess body fat (as opposed to roughly 400,000 from cigarette smoking).

In February, developmental geneticist Urban Lendahl stepped down as the assembly's secretary - general because he expected to be investigated in the scandal around former KI surgeon Paolo Macchiarini.

«Many things were not enough,» says Ameir Al - Mukhtar, who served as director general and consultant surgeon of Medical City from February 2004 to August 2006.

Professor Primrose, also a consultant surgeon at Southampton General Hospital, adds: «These are very important data and we would like to thank the patients and relatives of patients those who took part in this trial, as well as the many clinicians in the UK who participated.

Dr. Peel serves as Clinical Laboratory Consultant to the Armed Forces Medical Examiner's Office, US Medical Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM), US Army Medical Command (USMEDCOM), as well as the Infectious Disease Consultant to the US Army Surgeon General, Army Blood Program, and Armed Forces Blood Program Office.

Filters, Proctor says, joined other devices such as «ventilation» and the addition of menthol, which diverted attention from the tsunami of evidence that finally led to the famous 1964 Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health.

It was included in the Surgeon General's report in 1996 as well as the report of an NIH conference around the same time.

An update of Euripides» «Iphigenia in Aulis» (and the story of Agamemnon in general) as a young man (Barry Keoghan) begins to insinuate himself into the family of a successful surgeon.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, Point Break — in short, the usual types of films (mainly low - I.Q. sequels and needless remakes) that the Surgeon General has suggested are as cancerous as any cigarette.

Alicia Moag - Stahlberg: Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) was created in response to The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity, released in 2001, which identified the school environment as one of five key sites of change.

The Air Force Surgeon General issued a memorandum highlighting the safety concerns regarding electronic cigarettes and placed them in the same category as tobacco products.

Overcoming poverty and prejudice in a small farm town in Arkansas, Elders succeeds in becoming a dedicated doctor, advocating for the poor, and serving as a controversial U.S. Surgeon General.

As a general dentist, comprehensive dentist, prosthodontist or oral surgeon, you can receive up to $ 50,000 to repay your dental school loans.

Dr. Madigan founded the UC Davis Veterinary Emergency Response Team (VERT), which has gained national attention as a Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) under the Office of the Surgeon General.

He is trained as a general small animal surgeon with a special interest in orthopedics, oncology, and neurosurgery.