Friday, October 27, 2006
From the Surgeon General...
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Surgeon General Urges Public To Play Role In Reducing Health Disparities27 Oct 2006If we had eliminated ethnic disparities in health in the last century, there would have been 83,500 fewer deaths of African Americans in the year 2000 alone, says David Satcher, the 16th US Surgeon General, in a compelling essay in PLoS Medicine. "In seeking solutions to the problem of ethnic disparities," he says, "we all must be proactive as advocates for change." Dr Satcher outlines his vision for how everyone can play a crucial role in reducing disparities by, among other things, advocating for universal access to health care, ensuring greater representation of minority populations in the health professions, creating non-violent and exercise friendly neighborhoods, and supporting research on why health disparities persist. "We all have roles to play in the elimination of ethnic disparities in health," says Dr Satcher. "We must all care enough; we must know enough; we must do enough; and we must persist in our efforts until health disparities are eliminated in this country." Citation: Satcher D (2006) Ethnic disparities in health: The public's role in working for equality. PLoS Med 3(10): e405. PLEASE ADD THE LINK TO THE PUBLISHED ARTICLE IN ONLINE VERSIONS OF YOUR REPORT: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030405 CONTACT: David Satcher Morehouse School of Medicine 720 Westview Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30310 United States of America ### Social medicine in the 21st century Contact: Andrew Hyde Public Library of Science Article URL: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=54991 |
