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Rear Admiral Galson made opening remarks before a panel of former surgeons general discussed the epidemic of childhood obesity. They made recommendations for reversing and preventing this he…

Several former surgeons general discussed public health policy challenges facing the nation. They also examined the role of surgeons general in forming public health policy and how this was …

Former Surgeons General took part in a panel discussion about U.S. public health policy. They spoke about changing public health priorities, the need for sweeping reforms of the health care …

Politicians, activists, and others spoke in support of renewing the assault weapons ban. The ban, enacted in 1994, was scheduled to sunset in September 2004. Several bands entertained the cr…

Participants talked about challenges facing the health care industry. Among the topics they addressed were the threat of bioterrorism and emergency response, information gathering and dissem…

Participants described the sacrifices that parents with uninsured children are forced to make and the impact on the children involved.

Participants gathered to promote gun safety legislation and awareness. Among the issues addressed were the many violent crimes recently committed with firearms and the accessibility to them.…

The march was dedicated to the proposition that there should be no more cancer. Their goal was to get more federal money for cancer research. Various cancer survivors and those with relative…

Surgeon General Dr. Jocelyn Elders released her report on smoking and the health consequences at a news conference in Washington, D.C. She illustrated the importance of encouraging young peo…

Former Surgeon General Antonia Novello spoke about Hispanic healthcare issues and the alarming lack of relevant, accurate health data for the Hispanic community.

Dr. Sullivan and Dr. Novello spoke about initiatives to improve the health of the American Hispanic population in a forum held during the Surgeon General’s National Conference on Hispanic/L…

Secretary Martin spoke to the Surgeon General’s National Hispanic/Latino Health Institute on issues related to improving the nation’s work force in the next century, including education, hea…

Surgeon General Dr. Antonia Novello spoke to an audience at a forum sponsored by the National Cancer Institute in Washington, DC, on the current state of the AIDS epidemic in the United Stat…

The House Select on Children, Youth, and Families Committee heard testimony on the impact of alcohol labeling and marketing on American Indians. Witnesses at the hearing included the U.S. Su…

Ms. Novello spoke about the health care priorities for the 1990s. She is the first Hispanic and the first woman to become Surgeon General. She was appointed to the top post in the U.S. Publi…

Surgeon General Dr. Antonia Novello discussed the effects of underage drinking. She recently has spoken out about the problems associated with underage drinking. Ms. Novello has released rep…

Dr. Sullivan and Ms. Novello spoke at a conference entitled “Healthy Children Ready to Learn.” Children’s health and education issues were the focus of Dr. Sullivan’s talk.

Dr. Antonia Novello spoke on health care issues such as condoms and the spread of the HIV virus, and the problem of underage drinking. Doctor Novello became the fourteenth surgeon general in…

President George H.W.Bush swears in Antonia C. Novello, the new Surgeon General.

The committee heard testimony in regard to the nomination of Antonia Novello to be Surgeon General.