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Prior to 1970, the surgeon general was traditionally selected from career uniformed officers. Today, the surgeon general is usually selected from the civilian community, who aligns more closely with the president's political party. The office is not a particularly powerful one, and has little direct
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and have specialized training or significant experience in public health programs. However, there is no time requirement for membership in the Public Health
Service before holding the office of the Surgeon General, and nominees traditionally were appointed as members of the Public Health Service and
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spoke at a United
Nations conference on AIDS. She was asked whether it would be appropriate to promote masturbation as a means of preventing young people from engaging in riskier forms of sexual activity. She replied, "I think that it is part of human sexuality, and perhaps it should be taught."
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In 1798, Congress established the Marine
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After 141 years under the
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statutory impact on policy-making, but surgeons general are often vocal advocates of precedent-setting, far-sighted, unconventional, or even unpopular health policies.
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The surgeon general is also the ultimate award authority for several public health awards and decorations, the highest of which that can be directly awarded is the
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who are on call 24 hours a day and can be dispatched by the secretary of HHS or by the assistant secretary for health in the event of a public health emergency.
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saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking nationwide anti-smoking efforts. Terry and his committee defined cigarette smoking of nicotine as
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issue, she said, "We really need to get over this love affair with the fetus and start worrying about children." She was fired by
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Reverted to the rank of vice admiral in 2001, for the remainder of his term as surgeon general, when he no longer held the office of
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of their respective services, while the surgeon general of the United States is surgeon general of the entire country as a whole.
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as surgeon general at the same time. The surgeon general serves a four-year term of office and, depending on whether the current
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was psychologically harmful to women, stating he believed it was a moral issue rather than one concerning the public health.
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that has been present on all packages of
American tobacco cigarettes since 1966. A similar health warning has appeared on
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The committee itself consisted largely of physicians who themselves smoked. This report went uncorrected for 24 years.
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The office also periodically issues health warnings. Perhaps the best known example of this is the
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officer, is either the senior or next-most senior uniformed officer of the commissioned corps,
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also have officers overseeing medical matters in their respective services who hold the title
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Elders also spoke in favor of studying drug legalization. In a reference to the national
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is the overall head of the commissioned corps, a 6,500-member cadre of uniformed
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as a military force or if they are detailed or assigned to work with the
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in the commissioned corps, and serves as the principal advisor to the
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The stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of the surgeon general
2821:"5 things to know about acting Surgeon General, Sylvia Trent-Adams"
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The only surgeon general to actually hold the rank of a four-star
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United States Public Health
Service Commissioned Corps admirals
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United States
Department of Health and Human Services officials
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The insignia of the surgeon general, and the USPHS, use the
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United States
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
258:. The surgeon general's office and staff are known as the
2617:"House Panel Bids U.S. Study Marijuana's Use and Effects"
27:
Head of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
2453:"Take politics out of selecting surgeon general: Column"
250:(PHSCC) and thus the leading spokesperson on matters of
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United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
2378:"Public Health, Commissioned Corps Uniforms and Ranks"
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United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
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United States Department of Health and Human Services
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2367:- Grades, ranks, and titles of commissioned corps.
2625:. Associated Press. September 7, 1969. p. 62
358:Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal
2776:"Obama picks Regina Benjamin as surgeon general"
2703:. SurgeonGeneral.gov. 2007-01-04. Archived from
2673:"Washington: For the Record – December 18, 1969"
2795:"Surgeon general: More minority doctors needed"
2753:. National Institutes of Health. Archived from
2646:"Public Health Researcher Richard Prindle Dies"
46:Seal of the United States Public Health Service
2846:"Biden to tap nurse as acting surgeon general"
2251:Surgeon General of the United States Air Force
310:. The current surgeon general is Vice Admiral
3191:Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
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601:List of surgeons general of the United States
495:U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
273:The U.S. surgeon general is nominated by the
8:
4736:Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
2880:Official website of the U.S. Surgeon General
2327:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
268:Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
125:United States Assistant Secretary for Health
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58:Flag of the United States surgeon general
3176:Chief of Staff of the United States Army
2644:Zielinski, Graeme (September 15, 2001).
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499:uniformed services of the United States
256:federal government of the United States
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2231:Chief Medical Officer (United Kingdom)
571:US Public Health Service Collar Device
335:secretary of health and human services
29:
4741:Surgeons General of the United States
3014:Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
2726:U.S. Government Accountability Office
2701:"Jesse Leonard Steinfeld (1969–1973)"
2236:Chief Public Health Officer of Canada
7:
3690:Air Force Historical Research Agency
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244:surgeon general of the United States
18:Surgeon general of the United States
4751:United States Public Health Service
3815:Officer candidate/training school:
2819:Collier, Andrea King (2017-05-04).
583:US Public Health Service Cap Device
386:United States Public Health Service
322:The surgeon general reports to the
3685:Naval History and Heritage Command
25:
2793:Stobbe, Mike (December 3, 2009).
2568:Dreifus, Claudia (9 March 1994).
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3062:United States military seniority
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4227:Military Occupational Specialty
3675:Army Center of Military History
3280:Military Auxiliary Radio System
3150:Department of Homeland Security
3057:Active duty three-star officers
2463:from the original on 2021-11-25
2451:Carmona, Richard (2014-11-09).
2226:Chief Medical Officer (Ireland)
552:(which is a four-star office).
501:, and by law holds the rank of
365:surgeon general's warning label
246:is the operational head of the
4250:Judge Advocate General's Corps
3181:Commandant of the Marine Corps
3052:Active duty four-star officers
3009:Secretary of Homeland Security
2994:President of the United States
2892:Reports of the Surgeon General
2681:. December 19, 1969. p. 7
2532:Winn, Mari (October 9, 1988).
2281:Assistant Secretary for Health
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550:assistant secretary for health
324:assistant secretary for health
296:assistant secretary for health
275:president of the United States
266:), which is housed within the
155:President of the United States
1:
3680:Marine Corps History Division
3201:Commandant of the Coast Guard
3067:National Security Act of 1947
3036:Committees on Armed Services
2400:R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
1117:
862:15 years, 334 days
770:20 years, 173 days
260:Office of the Surgeon General
3285:Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary
2896:National Library of Medicine
2167:3 years, 181 days
2082:3 years, 137 days
1997:2 years, 124 days
1923:3 years, 255 days
1760:3 years, 360 days
1675:3 years, 364 days
1599:2 years, 180 days
1474:3 years, 113 days
1387:7 years, 253 days
1255:3 years, 191 days
1217:4 years, 163 days
1083:3 years, 304 days
1040:4 years, 213 days
997:4 years, 174 days
952:8 years, 124 days
725:12 years, 59 days
678:7 years, 350 days
384:—the predecessor to today's
3869:Enlisted recruit training:
3137:Department of the Air Force
3004:Deputy Secretary of Defense
2844:Diamond, Dan (2021-01-25).
2591:"David Satcher (1998–2002)"
2510:The Surgeon General says...
2490:"Hazardous to Your Health"
1961:1 year, 154 days
1559:1 year, 114 days
1177:3 years, 43 days
907:12 years, 0 days
815:8 years, 50 days
354:Surgeon General's Medallion
137:Hubert H. Humphrey Building
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3169:Service branches and heads
2933:United States Armed Forces
1840:2 years, 0 days
1800:1 year, 60 days
531:Navy Medical Service Corps
369:alcoholic beverages labels
291:U.S. Public Health Service
89:U.S. Public Health Service
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3310:Unified combatant command
3196:Chief of Space Operations
3186:Chief of Naval Operations
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2885:Previous Surgeons General
2305:"OASH Organization Chart"
2241:Medical Officer of Health
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527:United States Coast Guard
489:The surgeon general is a
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82:since March 25, 2021
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4235:Air Force Specialty Code
3949:Awards & decorations
2898:'s "Profiles in Science"
2735:(Report). Archived from
2534:"The Legacy of Dr. Koop"
326:(ASH). The ASH may be a
216:(as supervising surgeon)
2558:, January–February 1997
513:when designated by the
382:Marine Hospital Service
179:Constituting instrument
4255:Military Health System
3125:Department of the Navy
3113:Department of the Army
554:John Maynard Woodworth
234:www.SurgeonGeneral.gov
224:Deputy Surgeon General
33:Surgeon General of the
3713:Air Force Art Program
3300:Coast Guard Auxiliary
3098:Department of Defense
3072:Goldwater–Nichols Act
3019:Joint Chiefs of Staff
911:Franklin D. Roosevelt
428:Reagan administration
407:published a landmark
403:On January 11, 1964,
337:on public health and
4504:Aircraft designation
4153:Creeds & Codes:
3272:Civilian auxiliaries
3090:Military departments
2999:Secretary of Defense
2429:depts.washington.edu
2204:United States portal
1781:Kenneth P. Moritsugu
1696:Kenneth P. Moritsugu
1001:Dwight D. Eisenhower
491:commissioned officer
347:health professionals
160:United States Senate
4390:Crew-served weapons
4279:Chiefs of Chaplains
3500:Current deployments
2651:The Washington Post
1797:September 30, 2007
1198:S. Paul Ehrlich Jr.
819:William Howard Taft
729:Rutherford B. Hayes
497:, one of the eight
4385:Individual weapons
3625:Hispanic Americans
3605:Buddhist Americans
3388:United States Code
3358:Special Operations
3211:Reserve components
2739:on 6 October 2022.
2728:(27 August 1974).
2678:The New York Times
2622:The New York Times
2597:on January 6, 2009
2574:The New York Times
2556:Washington Monthly
2538:The New York Times
2492:American Heritage,
2486:2008-08-28 at the
2076:September 5, 2017
2034:September 5, 2017
2018:Sylvia Trent-Adams
1991:December 18, 2014
1958:December 18, 2014
1709:February 13, 2002
1672:February 12, 2002
1669:February 13, 1998
1636:February 12, 1998
1620:J. Jarrett Clinton
1556:December 31, 1994
1553:September 8, 1993
1511:September 8, 1993
1240:Julius B. Richmond
1171:December 18, 1969
1162:Jesse L. Steinfeld
1131:December 18, 1969
1112:Richard A. Prindle
1068:William H. Stewart
937:Leonard A. Scheele
767:November 21, 1911
523:United States Navy
515:commander-in-chief
511:Geneva Conventions
477:as opposed to the
300:commissioned corps
163:advice and consent
93:Commissioned Corps
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3595:African Americans
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2751:"HHS Secretaries"
2570:"Joycelyn Elders"
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2114:January 20, 2021
2079:January 20, 2021
1917:November 3, 2009
1875:November 3, 2009
1495:Robert A. Whitney
1433:George H. W. Bush
1381:January 21, 1982
1348:January 21, 1982
1332:Edward Brandt Jr.
1298:January 21, 1981
1252:January 20, 1981
1211:January 31, 1973
1174:January 30, 1973
1087:Lyndon B. Johnson
994:January 29, 1961
988:
892:Thomas Parran Jr.
859:January 31, 1936
809:January 13, 1912
774:Benjamin Harrison
663:John M. Woodworth
450:in December 1994.
240:
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214:John M. Woodworth
16:(Redirected from
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4530:Nuclear football
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4269:Veterans Affairs
4088:Warrant officers
3864:The Basic School
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3708:Army Art Program
3615:Muslim Americans
3610:Jewish Americans
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3295:Civil Air Patrol
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2101:
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2067:Jerome Adams
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2041:Donald Trump
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2016:
2014:Rear Admiral
1982:Vivek Murthy
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1978:Vice Admiral
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643:Left office
640:Took office
626:Appointed by
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503:vice admiral
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485:Service rank
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308:vice admiral
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210:First holder
111:Abbreviation
106:Vice Admiral
78:Vivek Murthy
75:Vice Admiral
4535:Electronics
4492:World War I
3700:War artists
3640:Coast Guard
3588:By ancestry
2978:Coast Guard
2972:Space Force
2804:December 5,
2601:January 22,
2550:Leon Dash,
2513:WhyQuit.com
2155:(born 1977)
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800:Rupert Blue
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686:(1869–1877)
668:(1837–1879)
170:Term length
4730:Categories
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4264:Separation
4142:Enlistment
4092:Enlisted:
3479:Operations
3218:Reserves:
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