David Satcher quotes
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“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.”
-- David SatcherSource : "U.S. surgeon-general focuses on suicide, mental health". www.cnn.com. April 17, 1998.
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“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 women quit smoking.”
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“The people of this country desperately need to engage in an open and honest debate about mental health.”
-- David SatcherSource : "U.S. surgeon-general focuses on suicide, mental health". www.cnn.com. April 17, 1998.
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“Our nation's blood supply is safer than it's ever been, and it's getting safer as we speak”
-- David SatcherSource : "House holds hearing on blood safety and supply". www.cnn.com. October 6, 1999.
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“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 problems.”
-- David SatcherSource : "Lawyers See Fat Payoffs in Junk Food Lawsuits" by Michael Y. Park, www.foxnews.com. January 23, 2002.
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“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.”
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“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 treatment.”
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“Otis Brawley is one of America's truly outstanding physician scientists. In How We Do Harm, he challenges all of us-- physicians, patients, and communities-- to recommit ourselves to the pledge to 'do no harm.'”
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“This is no time to let down our guard on youth violence. Research demonstrates that appropriate interventions made during or prior to adolescence can direct young people away from violence toward healthy and constructive lives.”
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“There is no health without mental health.”
-- David SatcherSource : "Mental Health and Civil Rights: The Kennedy Legacy". Interview with Lloyd I. Sederer, MD, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 24, 2016.
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“The challenge is to become part of the struggle, to make a positive difference.”
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“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 responsibility. When there are no safe, accessible places for children to play or adults to walk, jog, or ride a bike, that is a community responsibility.”
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