Occupation: Former United States Surgeon General Birth: March 2, 1941
The challenge is to become part of the struggle, to make a positive difference..
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 trea….
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..
Our nation's blood supply is safer than it's ever been, and it's getting safer as we speak..
Otis Brawley is one of America's truly outstanding physician scientists. In How We Do Harm, he challenges all of us-- physicians, patients, and commu….
This is no time to let down our guard on youth violence. Research demonstrates that appropriate interventions made during or prior to adolescence can….
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 p….
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 ….
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….
The people of this country desperately need to engage in an open and honest debate about mental health..
There is no health without mental health..
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..