Office of the Surgeon General

Reports and Publications

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About the Reports and Publications of the Surgeon General

The Surgeon General of the Public Health Service has focused the Nation's attention on important public health issues. Reports of the Surgeon General on the adverse health consequences of smoking triggered nationwide efforts to prevent tobacco use. Reports and other publications on nutrition, violence, and HIV/AIDS—to name but a few—have heightened America's awareness of important public health issues and generated major public health initiatives.

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Public Health Reports of the Surgeon General

• Children and Secondhand Smoke Exposure-Excerpts from The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General (2007)
• The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General (2006)
• Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Surgeon General's Report (2004)
• The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General (2004)
• Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity, A Supplement to Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General (2001)
• Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General (2001)
• Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General (2001)
• All Reports

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Calls to Action on Public Health Issues

• Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking (2007)
• The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Improve the Health and Wellness of Persons with Disabilities (2005)
• National Call to Action to Promote Oral Health (2003)
• The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity (2001)
• The Surgeon General's Call To Action to Promote Sexual Health and Responsible Sexual Behavior (2001)
• All Calls to Action

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Conference Reports and Proceedings

• CLOSING THE GAP: A National Blueprint to Improve the Health of Persons with Mental Retardation, Report of the Surgeon General's Conference on Health Disparities and Mental Retardation (2002)
• Report of a Surgeon General’s Working Meeting on the Integration of Mental Health Services and Primary Health Care (2002) [HTML] [PDF]
• Report of the Surgeon General's Conference on Children's Mental Health: A National Action Agenda
• All Conference Reports and Proceedings

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Workshop Reports and Proceedings

• Proceedings of the Surgeon General's Workshop on Improving Health Literacy (2006)
• Deep Vein Thrombosis Workshop Proceedings (2006)
• Report of the Surgeon General's Workshop on Women’s Mental Health (2005)
• Webcast: Surgeon General's Workshop - Making Prevention of Child Maltreatment a National Priority: Implementing Innovations of a Public Health Approach (2005)
• Report of the Surgeon General's Workshop on Healthy Indoor Environment (2005)
• All Workshop Reports and Proceedings

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Surgeon General Collection at the National Library of Medicine

As part of its Profiles in Science project, the National Library of Medicine has digitized and made available numerous documents of the Surgeon General.

• The Reports of the Surgeon General

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Collaborations with the Office of the Surgeon General

• National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action (2001)
• Healthy People 2010:  National Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Objectives (2000)
• HHS Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding (2000)
• Tobacco Cessation Guideline (2000)

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Last revised: January 23, 2008