Surgeons General: Defenders of Public Health. / Howard Bell.
by Bell, Howard; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 3Health. Publisher: New Physician, 2002ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): United States. Public Health Service | Public health | Surgeons general (Military personnel) | United States -- HistoryDDC classification: 050 Summary: "For a surgeon general, taking a stand on important public health issues frequently means defying politics, shocking the public and risking being fired by the president of the United States. Still, for the past 131 years most surgeons general have been willing to take these risks in order to improve the health of all Americans." (NEW PHYSICIAN) This article profiles the position of Surgeon General, offers the history behind the office, and includes a timeline of surgeons general throughout the years.
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Originally Published: Surgeons General: Defenders of Public Health, Jan./Feb. 2002; pp. 10+.
"For a surgeon general, taking a stand on important public health issues frequently means defying politics, shocking the public and risking being fired by the president of the United States. Still, for the past 131 years most surgeons general have been willing to take these risks in order to improve the health of all Americans." (NEW PHYSICIAN) This article profiles the position of Surgeon General, offers the history behind the office, and includes a timeline of surgeons general throughout the years.
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