03321nam 2200613 450 991045377380332120210514235727.00-520-95839-X10.1525/9780520958395(CKB)2550000001256667(EBL)1664638(SSID)ssj0001180233(PQKBManifestationID)12534026(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001180233(PQKBWorkID)11185411(PQKB)10645202(MiAaPQ)EBC1664638(DE-B1597)518906(OCoLC)876852613(DE-B1597)9780520958395(Au-PeEL)EBL1664638(CaPaEBR)ebr10858242(CaONFJC)MIL588390(EXLCZ)99255000000125666720140426h20142014 uy 0engurun#---|u||utxtccrSurgeon General's warning how politics crippled the nation's doctor /Mike StobbeOakland, California :University of California Press,2014.©20141 online resource (394 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-27229-3 1-306-57139-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Acknowledgments --1. The Monarch of Public Health --2. Coming to Power --3. War and Prominence --4. The Best Seller --5. The Quicksand Bureaucracy --6. "They Are Giving the Public Health Service Away!" --7. Bossed Around --8. Resurrection --9. Drawn as Villains --10. "You're on Your Own" --11. MIA --12. "America's Doctor" --13. The Surgeon General's Demise --Notes --IndexWhat does it mean to be the nation's doctor? In this engaging narrative, journalist Mike Stobbe examines the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General, emphasizing that it has always been unique within the federal government in its ability to influence public health. But now, in their efforts to provide leadership in public health policy, surgeons general compete with other high-profile figures such as the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Furthermore, in an era of declining budgets, when public health departments have eliminated tens of thousands of jobs, some argue that a lower-profile and ineffective surgeon general is a waste of money. By tracing stories of how surgeons general like Luther Terry, C. Everett Koop, and Joycelyn Elders created policies and confronted controversy in response to issues like smoking, AIDS, and masturbation, Stobbe highlights how this office is key to shaping the nation's health and explains why its decline is harming our national well-being.PhysiciansUnited StatesPublic health administrationUnited StatesElectronic books.PhysiciansPublic health administration610.69/50973Stobbe Mike1966-1046046MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453773803321Surgeon General's warning2472710UNINA