The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Improve the Health and Wellness of Persons with Disabilities

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• Press Release: U.S. Surgeon General Issues First Call to Action on Disability

• Full Call to Action – Five chapters, plus a message from Secretary Leavitt, Foreword from Surgeon General Carmona, an introduction, and appendices [PDF - 820KB]

• The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Improve the Health and Wellness of Persons with Disabilities: What It Means to You [PDF - 726 KB]

• Remarks by the Surgeon General at the Launch of the Call to Action – Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS

• Fact Sheets
  • Four Goals of the Call to Action [PDF - 57KB]
  • What Is Disability? Who Is Affected by Disability? [PDF - 76KB]
  • Health, Wellness and Disability [PDF - 62KB]
  • About the Call to Action [PDF - 62KB]
  • Federal Resources on Disability and Health [PDF - 56KB]



• Remarks by Dr. Margaret J. Giannini, Director of the HHS Office on Disability

• Remarks by Dr. Peter A. Galpin, surgeon and person with a disability

• Photo: Launch of Call to Action

Last revised: July 12, 2007