Satcher, David
1941-present · Contribution: 1993-2002
Physician; U.S. Surgeon General
Public health leadership and policy; as Surgeon General, issued landmark reports on tobacco use among minorities, mental health, suicide prevention, and sexual health, and worked to eliminate racial health disparities
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- Born
- 1941, Anniston, Alabama
- Active since
- 1970
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- 16th U.S. Surgeon General and first Black CDC director
Impact on the world
Satcher used the nation's top public-health posts to confront racial health disparities and to bring stigmatized issues like mental health and suicide into open discussion.
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