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David Satcher, (born March 2, 1941) is 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.

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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. '

America, Challenges, Community, Otis, Physicians, Scientists

Many people believe that dealing with overweight and obesity is a personal responsibility. To some degree they are right, but it is also a community responsibility. When there are no safe, accessible places for children to play or adults to walk, jog, or ride a bike, that is a community responsibility.

Accessible, Believe, Children, Responsibility, Ride

The challenge is to become part of the struggle, to make a positive difference.

Become, Challenge, Challenges, Differences, Positive, Struggle

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.

Country, Hurricanes, Impact, Things

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.

Country, Different, Shape, Suicide

There is no health without mental health.

Mental Health, Mental, Health

We believe that more than 4 percent of the children in this country suffer ADHD. . . We want to know how to better identify and refer children for treatment.

Adhd, Believe, Children, Country, Percent, Refer

The people of this country desperately need to engage in an open and honest debate about mental health.

Country, Mental, Needs, People

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.

Community, People, Personal, Tend, Thinking

Our nation's blood supply is safer than it's ever been, and it's getting safer as we speak

Blood, Nations, Safer, Speak, Supply

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.

Adolescence, Healthy, Let, People, Prior, Research

Seventy-five percent of women who smoke would like to quit, and yet only two to three percent quit every year. . . It's significant because we can help women quit smoking.

Marijuana, Percent, Three, Two, Women, Years