Surgeon General's Warning

Surgeon General's Warning: How Politics Crippled the Nation's Doctor Hardcover – June 26, 2014

Author: Visit Amazon's Mike Stobbe Page | Language: English | ISBN: 0520272293 | Format: PDF, EPUB

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*Starred Review* Stobbe, national medical correspondent for the Associated Press, delivers a riveting history of the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General and the 18 doctors who held the post, beginning in 1871 with General William Sherman’s chief medical officer, John Woodworth. Stobbe spent seven years on this study of the nation’s doctor, interviewing nearly every living surgeon general. A few of many fascinating facts: Hugh Cumming, who became surgeon general in 1920, helped abolish the shared drinking cup at public water fountains; Thomas Parran, who became surgeon general in 1936, condoned the arrest of women deemed promiscuous spreaders of venereal disease; and in 1957, surgeon general Leroy Burney issued a 660-word statement on cigarette smoking and lung cancer. Later, C. Everett Koop became a hero for taking on Big Tobacco and advocating condom use and sexual education to help Americans understand and combat AIDS. Stobbe covers the proud moments and the despicable ones (the Tuskegee experiment on black men with syphilis). He covers the rise (1871–1948), the decline (1949–80), the struggle (1981–2001), and the plummet (2002–present), sadly concluding that because politicians have taken away the chief MD’s ability to be an independent speaker of truth, it may be time to shutter the Office of the Surgeon General. An outstanding resource on the history of U.S. public health. --Karen Springen

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"A riveting history of the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General and the 18 doctors who held the post. . . . An outstanding resource on the history of U.S. public health." -STARRED REVIEW

(Karen Springen Booklist 2014-06-01)

"Remarkably enjoyable and fast-moving. . . . Eye-opening to anyone interested in American history and politics."
-STARRED REVIEW

(Library Journal 2014-06-01)

"A richly detailed account of the rise and fall of the United States surgeon general. . . . An important book for policymakers. Many readers will lament the declining state of a post that has contributed much to the country’s health."

(Kirkus 2014-06-01)

"Stobbe's skillful, engaging report is especially relevant today as the public's health continues to challenge the nation's leaders."

(Publishers Weekly 2014-07-07)

"With the rare blend of a reporter's nose for a story and a scholar's fastidiousness, Stobbe chronicles the past century and a half of Surgeons General. The result is a stimulating perspective on the history of American public health."

(Dave A Chokshi The Lancet 2014-07-05)

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• Hardcover: 394 pages
• Publisher: University of California Press; 1 edition (June 26, 2014)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0520272293
• ISBN-13: 978-0520272293
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
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