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Print It isn’t really news to hear that experiencing racism, both interpersonal and structural, is bad for a person’s health. Any member of a racial or ethnic minority in this country has understood that racism is harmful to their health, in some form, since this mass of land was first called the United States. What is news is the acceptance of the anecdotal with the scientific evidence, and taking measurable steps to track and repair the harm to public health that has come from racism. “What we know is this: racism is a serious public health threat that directly affects the well-being ...

MarianVejcik/iStock By ZOE MAGEE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Four former surgeons general are joining a campaign calling for a National Vaccine Day to “focus our nation’s attention on the importance of vaccination.” In a letter exclusively obtained by ABC News, the doctors call on President Joe Biden to consider enacting the one-time federal holiday, which they say could feature telethons, radio messages and social media posts about the COVID-19 vaccines as well as widely available “opportunities for vaccination.” “Americans have endured incredible hardship over the last year. Many o...

4 former surgeons general join call for 'National Vaccine Day' ABCNews Four former surgeons general are joining a campaign calling for a National Vaccine Day to "focus our nation's attention on the importance of vaccination." In a letter exclusively obtained by ABC News, the doctors call on President Joe Biden to consider enacting the one-time federal holiday, which they say could feature telethons, radio messages and social media posts about the COVID-19 vaccines as well as widely available "opportunities for vaccination." "Americans have endured incredible hardship over the last year. Many...

Dr. Joycelyn Elders joins other surgeon generals to call for national vaccine day Here’s a splendid idea: Dr. Joycelyn Elders and three other former U.S. surgeon generals have called for a national vaccine day. Advertisement I’m old enough to remember the mass polio vaccinations in the 1960s. Everybody in my Lake Charles, La., neighborhood trooped down to Hamilton Elementary one weekend. We wouldn’t have thought of NOT doing it. The release: The  first letter from the majority of former US Surgeons General to President Joe Biden calls for  National Vaccine Day, a new one-time federa...

American College of Lifestyle Medicine Announces Registration, Surgeons General Panel for 2021 Conference Nov. 7-10 in Dallas-Fort Worth Area Share Article The American College of Lifestyle Medicine announced today that registration is now open for its 2021 annual conference, scheduled to be held November 7 to 10, 2021, in the DFW area at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, Grapevine, TX. The annual conference, featuring presentations that will include a panel of four former U.S. Surgeons General, is themed “Patient Centered, Value Based, Outcome Driven.” "A highlight will be ...