To improve the health and wellness of persons with disabilities:
what it means to you. (The Surgeon General's Call to
Action).About This Surgeon General's Call to Action The Surgeon
General The U.S. Surgeon General is charged with the protection
and advancement of health in the United States. Since the 1960s
the surgeon general has become a highly visible federal public
health official, speaking out against known health risks such as
tobacco use, and promoting disease is the nation's top public
health officer. The President of the United States The head of
the Executive Branch, one of the three branches of the federal
government. The U.S. Constitution sets relatively strict
requirements about who may serve as president and for how long.
appoints the Surgeon General to help protect and promote the
health of the nation. The Surgeon General provides to the
American people An American people may be: When a health topic
needs special attention, the Surgeon General issues a call to
action to the nation. The recentl