David Satcher

David Satcher
David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D. FAAFP, FACPM, FACPis an American physician, and public health administrator. He was a four-star admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as the 10th Assistant Secretary for Health, and the 16th Surgeon General of the United States...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth2 March 1941
CountryUnited States of America
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The underlying premise of Healthy People 2010 is that the health of the individual is inseparable from the health of the larger community,
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We're talking about creating an environment of support and caring where a person not only feels comfortable coming forward but would be encouraged to come forward,
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The good news is that we can prevent many deaths from colorectal cancer through screening, ... If you've celebrated your 50th birthday and have never been screened for colorectal cancer, start now.
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We don't have a lot of time with inhalation anthrax,
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We have to be more strategic in the distribution,
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We must critically analyze risk factors and causes of the problem, ... We must introduce and evaluate strategies of intervening for preventing suicide, and then we must implement the programs widely and continue to evaluate them.
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The challenge is to become part of the struggle, to make a positive difference.
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There is no health without mental health.
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I'm convinced that we can shape a different future for this country as it relates to mental health and as it relates to suicide.
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Our nation's blood supply is safer than it's ever been, and it's getting safer as we speak
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This is no time to let down our guard on youth violence. Research demonstrates that appropriate interventions made during or prior to adolescence can direct young people away from violence toward healthy and constructive lives.
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People tend to think of overweight and obesity as strictly a personal matter, but there is much that communities can and should do to address these problems.
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The same things that lead to disparities in health in this country on a day-to-day basis led to disparities in the impact of Hurricane Katrina.
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Otis Brawley is one of America's truly outstanding physician scientists. In How We Do Harm, he challenges all of us-- physicians, patients, and communities-- to recommit ourselves to the pledge to 'do no harm.'