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Reports of the Surgeon General,
U.S. Public Health Service

The Surgeon General of the Public Health Service has focused the Nation's attention on important public health issues. Reports of the Surgeon General on the adverse health consequences of smoking triggered nationwide efforts to prevent tobacco use. Reports on nutrition, violence, and HIV/AIDS—to name but a few—have heightened America's awareness of important public health issues and generated major public health initiatives.

2004
Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Surgeon General's Report

The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General

2001
Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity, A Supplement to Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General

Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General 

Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General

2000
Reducing Tobacco Use: A Report of the Surgeon General

Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General

1999
Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General

1998
Tobacco Use Among U.S. Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups: A Report of the Surgeon General
Source: Government Printing Office (Stock Number 017-001-00527-4)

1996
Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
Source: National Technical Information Service (Order Number AD-A329 047/5INT)

1994
Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People: A Report of the Surgeon General
Source: Office on Smoking and Health (Single copy free to nonprofit organizations)

Surgeon General's Report for Kids about Smoking
Source: Office on Smoking and Health (Single copy free to nonprofit organizations)

1992
Surgeon General's Report to the American Public on HIV Infection and AIDS

Smoking and Health in the Americas: A Report of the Surgeon General
Source: Office on Smoking and Health (Single copy free to nonprofit organizations)

1990
The Health Benefits of Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General
Source: Office on Smoking and Health (Single copy free to nonprofit organizations)

1989
Reducing the Health Consequences of Smoking - 25 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General
Source: Office on Smoking and Health (Single copy free to nonprofit organizations)

1988
The Surgeon General's Report on Nutrition and Health
Source: National Technical Information Service (Order Number PB92-106947INZ)

The Health Consequences of Smoking - Nicotine Addiction: A Report of the Surgeon General
Source: Office on Smoking and Health (Single copy free to nonprofit organizations)

The Surgeon General's Letter on Child Sexual Abuse
Source: Out of Print. Bibliographic information is available for interlibrary loan. (Call No. HRS-M-CH 88-13)

Understanding AIDS - America Responds to AIDS:  A Message from the Surgeon General (brochure)

1987
The Surgeon General's Report on Acquired Immune Deficiency
Source: National Technical Information Service (Order Number PB92-186741INZ)
 
1986
Smoking and Health, A National Status Report: A Report to Congress
Source: Out of Print. Bibliographic information is available for interlibrary loan. (Call No. HV 5735 U58 1986)

The Health Consequences of Involuntary Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General
Source: Office on Smoking and Health (Single copy free to nonprofit organizations)

(NIH) The Health Consequences of Using Smokeless Tobacco
Source: Information Resources Press

1985
The Health Consequences of Smoking - Cancer and Chronic Lung Disease in the Workplace: A Report of the Surgeon General
Source: Office on Smoking and Health (Single copy free to nonprofit organizations)

1984
The Health Consequences of Smoking - Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: A Report of the Surgeon General
Source: Information Resources Press

1984
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
Source: Out of Print. Bibliographic information is available for interlibrary loan. (Call No. QV 137 H349co 1984)

1983
The Health Consequences of Smoking - Cardiovascular Disease: A Report of the Surgeon General
Source: Office on Smoking and Health (Single copy free to nonprofit organizations)

1982
The Health Consequences of Smoking - Cancer: A Report of the Surgeon General
Source: Information Resources Press

1981
The Health Consequences of Smoking - The Changing Cigarette: A Report of the Surgeon General
Source: Information Resources Press

1980
The Health Consequences of Smoking for Women: A Report of the Surgeon General
Source: Office on Smoking and Health (Single copy free to nonprofit organizations)

1979
Healthy People - The Surgeon General's Report on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Source: Government Printing Office (Stock Number 017-001-00146-2)

Smoking and Health
Source: National Technical Information Service (Order Number PB82141300/LL)

1977-78
The Health Consequences of Smoking
Source: Information Resources Press

1976
The Health Consequences of Smoking: Selected Chapters from 1971 through 1975 Reports
Source: Information Resources Press

1975
The Health Consequences of Smoking
Source: National Technical Information Service (Order Number HRP-0005653/LL)

1974
The Health Consequences of Smoking, 1974
Source: Information Resources Press

1973
The Health Consequences of Smoking, 1973
Source: Information Resources Press

1972
The Health Consequences of Smoking
Source: Information Resources Press

1971
The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General
Source: Information Resources Press

1969
The Health Consequences of Smoking: 1969 Supplement to the 1967 Public Health Service Review
Source: Information Resources Press

1968
The Health Consequences of Smoking: 1968 Supplement to the 1967 Public Health Service Review
Source: Information Resources Press

1967
The Health Consequences of Smoking, A Public Health Service Review
Source: Information Resources Press

1964
Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service
Source: Information Resources Press

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