Office of the Surgeon General

2003 Speeches and Events

2004 | 2003

Speeches by Former Surgeon Generals

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December

December 1, 2003

• 15th Annual World AIDS Day Observance by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C.
  Subject: "Educate, Motivate and Mobilize Against HIV/AIDS"

November

November 13, 2003

• The Health State of the City of New Orleans' Conference, Dillard University, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Subject: "HIV/AIDS Prevention, Research, and Treatment: New Strategies and Investments"

October

October 22, 2003

• 2003 National Recreation and Park Association Congress and Exposition, St. Louis, Missouri
  Subject: "Making Prevention Fun: Improving America’s Health through Recreation"

October 17, 2003

• March of Dimes Volunteer Leadership Conference, Washington, D.C.
  Subject: "The March of Dimes and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Partners in Preventing Birth Defects and Infant Mortality"

October 16, 2003

• National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
  Subject: "Launch of "FirstGov en Español" Web Site"

October 7, 2003

• Nashville Surgical Society
  Subject: "Prevention and Preparedness: Medical Reserve Corps Serving America"

October 6, 2003

• National Conference on Correctional Health Care, Austin, Texas
  Subject: "Public Safety is Public Health; Public Health is Public Safety"

September

September 29, 2003

• National Dialogue on Cancer, Kennebunkport, Maine
  Subject: "Obesity and Cancer: The Scientific Links and the Future of Prevention"

September 22, 2003

• Opening Keynote Remarks at Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
  Subject: "Secondhand Smoke and Hispanic Families: Smart Decisions Result in Better Health"

September 19, 2003

• Pfizer Sixth National Health Literacy Conference
  Subject: "Health Literacy: Key to Improving American’s Health"

September 17, 2003

• Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration – United States Library of Congress
  Subject: "Hispanic Americans: Honoring Our Past, Surpassing Our Present, and Leading Our Future"

September 10, 2003

• Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research
  Subject: "Nursing Research: A Key to the Nation’s Health"

September 10, 2003

• National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
  Subject: "Be MedWise” — The Surgeon General’s Prescription for Safe Use of Over-the-Counter Medications"

September 9, 2003

• Commission on Children at Risk, Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
  Subject: "Connecting for Children’s Health"

August

August 9, 2003

• American Psychological Association Plenary Session, Toronto, Canada
  Subject: "Building Resilience: Psychology’s Role in Emergency Preparedness"

August 6, 2003

• Symposium on Family Violence: The Impact of Child, Intimate Partner, and Elder Abuse
  Subject: "Family Violence as a Public Health Issue"

July

July 26, 2003

• Navy Surgeon General’s Exercise in Operational Leadership
  Subject: "The Role of Military Medicine in Civilian Emergency Response"

June

June 18, 2003

• Commissioned Officers Association of the Public Health Service Meeting
  Subject: "The Commissioned Corps: 'Walking the Talk' of One Department — Critical Junctures in the Path to Corps Transformation"

June 14, 2003

• American Medical Association House of Delegates
  Subject: "Health Literacy in America: The Role of Health Care Professionals"

June 10, 2003

• American Enterprise Institute Obesity Conference, Washington, D.C.
  Subject: "American Enterprise Institute Obesity Conference"

May

May 30, 2003

• U.S. Mexico Border Health Association Annual Meeting
  Subject: "Border Health is Public Health"

April

April 29, 2003

• National Oral Health Call to Action, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  Subject: "Launch of National Oral Health Call to Actions"

April 3, 2003

• National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic, Aspen, Colorado
  Subject: "National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic"

March

March 29, 2003

• Preparedness and Pharmacy Science, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Subject: "American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA) Conference - Academy of Students of Pharmacy (ASP) Opening Session"

March 11, 2003

• National Managed Health Care Congress Summit, Washington, D.C.
  Subject: "Reducing Racial and Cultural Disparities in Health Care: What Actions Now?"

March 5, 2003

• American Medical Association’s National Advocacy Conference, Washington, D.C.
  Subject: "Remarks to the American Medical Association’s National Advocacy Conference"

February

February 21, 2003

• Future of Life Summit
  Subject: "Future of Life"

January

January 22, 2003

• Public Safety Wellness Week, Orlando, Florida
  Subject: "Public Safety Wellness Week"

January 20, 2003

• Reserve Officers Association
  Subject: "Partnerships, Prevention and Preparedness"

January 17, 2003

• North American Veterinary Conference
  Subject: "North American Veterinary Conference"

January 16, 2003

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance, Rockville, MD
  Subject: "Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance"

January 6, 2003

• 2003 California Childhood Obesity Conference
  Subject: "Remarks to the 2003 California Childhood Obesity Conference"

Last Revised: June 24, 2004

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