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Surgeon general calls for more minorities in medicine
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | 7 days ago
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Surgeon General Regina Benjamin said Thursday that the nation must reverse the downward trend of minorities attending medical, dental and nursing schools. "Unless the current trend is reversed, our country will see a growing ethnic and racial disconnect...
Tags: surgeon general, Regina Benjamin, Atlanta, Social Issues, Health Medical Pharma, Politics, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Morehouse School of Medicine, Surgeon General of the United States, Johnson & Johnson, Meharry Medical College, David Satcher, Health promotion, Medical sociology, C. Everett Koop, Health disparities
T-day: Great time to talk family diseases
Orange :: NH :: USA | 15 days ago
Credibility Thanksgiving may be the most family-focused holiday we have, and we mustn’t waste these precious opportunities to spend time with loved ones. The U.S. surgeon general says it’s also the perfect time to talk about health problems that may run in the family.
Tags: thanksgiving, mission, christ, surgeon general, Orange, Health Medical Pharma, Meals, Surgeon General of the United States, Family history
Regina Benjamin, doctor to the Alabama poor, confirmed by Senate as US surgeon general
Kabul :: Afghanistan | about 1 month ago
Credibility The Senate on Thursday confirmed Dr. Regina Benjamin to be the U.S. surgeon general, elevating a well-known Alabama family physician to be the nation's top doctor...Benjamin was the first black woman to head a state medical society, received the Nelson...
Tags: Dr. Regina Benjamin, Senate, surgeon general, U.S, Alabama
Surgeon general recommends you walk at least 10,000 steps a day or about five miles
Although the Surgeon General recommended you walk a minimum of 10,000 steps a day or five miles per day, not everyone can do it because of pre-existing health issues. And some of those health issues might be due to advanced age, various illnesses, or...
Tags: Trek Desk, surgeon general, recommendation to walk at least 10, 000 steps daily or about 5 miles
Crist, surgeon general travel to discuss flu
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility Gov. Charlie Crist and the state's surgeon general are taking a statewide trip to remind parents that sick kids shouldn't be going to school. For the third time in as many days, Crist sought publicity Thursday about the H1N1 flu virus. He said parents...
Tags: swine flu, Charlie Crist, surgeon general, elementary schools, Lee County Health Department, remind parents
Selma Times Journal, Alabama: Benjamin qualified and healthy
Birmingham :: AL :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility Benjamin qualified and healthy Published Tuesday, July 21, 2009 She’s a MacArthur Grant genius, has worked to give health care access to the poor and set up a clinic after Hurricane Katrina to give some semblance of order to a devastated area.
American Medical Association News: Former AMA trustee Dr. Benjamin nominated to be surgeon general
Ama :: LA :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility With her nomination by President Obama, Dr. Benjamin says she will educate people on health system reform. "I want to ensure that no one -- no one -- falls through the cracks as we improve our health care system." [Photo by Larry Downing / Reuters / Landov]...
Tags: surgeon general, Obama, Dr. Benjamin
Atlanta Daily World: Obama Taps MSM Grad For Surgeon General Post
Bayou La Batre :: AL :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility EDT President Barack Obama recently named Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) Trustee Dr. Regina Benjamin as U.S. Surgeon General. Benjamin is the second MSM trustee to be appointed to a Cabinet position with the Obama administration.
Tags: Barack Obama, surgeon general
Surgeon General Pick Boosts Primary Care
Washington :: DC :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility The president's choice for U.S. surgeon general, Regina Benjamin, puts a primary-care physician in a prominent role as the administration pushes to reorient the health-care system toward prevention and primary care. Dr. Benjamin, 52 years old, who has...
Tags: surgeon general, Dr. Regina Benjamin, Barack Obama, primary cared, Alabama, health cared
Obama has chosen a surgeon general
On Monday, July 13, 2009, Obama picked Dr. Regina Benjamin as surgeon general. The doctor is 52 years old and has spent most of her career working with underprivileged patients in the Gulf Coast region of Alabama. Dr. Benjamin is familiar with the toll...
Tags: Regina Benjamin, Obama, surgeon general, health care
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