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David Satcher Surgeon-General Speeches Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS C 644

David Satcher Surgeon-General Speeches Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS C 644

A collection of speeches delivered by Dr. David Satcher during his term as Surgeon General of the United States, 1998-2002.

Access restrictions: No restrictions on access.
Dates: Creation: 1998-2002
Extent: 2.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Related Names: United States. Surgeon-General's Office; Satcher, David, 1941-
Language of Materials: English
Script: Latin

Remarks - "A public approach to teenage obesity," NMA convention, New Orleans, LA, undated

File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Identifier: 101297009X1

Dates: Creation: undated

Statement - before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, March 3, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Identifier: 101297009X2

Dates: Creation: March 3, 1998

Statement - before Committee on Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on Human Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, March 5, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Identifier: 101297009X3

Dates: Creation: March 5, 1998

Statement - before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Washington, DC, March 12, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 4

Identifier: 101297009X4

Dates: Creation: March 12, 1998

Statement - before Presidential AIDS Advisory Council, Washington, DC, March 17, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 5

Identifier: 101297009X5

Dates: Creation: March 17, 1998

Greeting - for Prevention '98, March 30, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 6

Identifier: 101297009X6

Dates: Creation: March 30, 1998

Remarks - National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day, April 1, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 7

Identifier: 101297009X7

Dates: Creation: April 1, 1998

Remarks - PHS Bicentennial Celebration, Boston, MA, April 7, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 8

Identifier: 101297009X8

Dates: Creation: April 7, 1998

Remarks - at 12th annual Symposium on Careers in Biomedical Sciences, New Orleans, LA, April 10, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 9

Identifier: 101297009X9

Dates: Creation: April 10, 1998

Remarks - "Future of public health," George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, April 10, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 10

Identifier: 101297009X10

Dates: Creation: April 10, 1998

Remarks - Tobacco use among U.S. racial/ethnic minority groups - African Americans, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and Hispanics: a report of the Surgeon General, White House, Washington, DC, April 27, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 11

Identifier: 101297009X11

Dates: Creation: April 27, 1998

Talking points - for teleconference: natural rubber latex allergy: recognition, treatment and prevention, April 28, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 12

Identifier: 101297009X12

Dates: Creation: April 28, 1998

Remarks - at American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Boston, MA, April 29, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 13

Identifier: 101297009X13

Dates: Creation: April 29, 1998

Testimony - before the congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, Washington, DC, April 30, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 14

Identifier: 101297009X14

Dates: Creation: April 30, 1998

Remarks - to National Coalition on Healthcare, May 5, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 15

Identifier: 101297009X15

Dates: Creation: May 5, 1998

Remarks - at National Workshop on Mentoring for Women and Men in Medical Careers, May 6, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 16

Identifier: 101297009X16

Dates: Creation: May 6, 1998

Remarks - "Healthcare in U.S.," American Colleges of Surgery, Washington Academy of Surgery, May 7, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 17

Identifier: 101297009X17

Dates: Creation: May 7, 1998

Statement - to the Committee on Government Reform an Oversight Subcommittee on Human Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, May 7, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 18

Identifier: 101297009X18

Dates: Creation: May 7, 1998

Remarks - "Health is Academic," reception, Arlington, VA, May 18, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 19

Identifier: 101297009X19

Dates: Creation: May 18, 1998

Remarks - to Senate Indian Affairs Commission, Washington, DC, May 21, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 20

Identifier: 101297009X20

Dates: Creation: May 21, 1998

Remarks - at Medico-Chirurgical Society of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, May 22, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 21

Identifier: 101297009X21

Dates: Creation: May 22, 1998

Remarks - to Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Service, May 26, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 22

Identifier: 101297009X22

Dates: Creation: May 26, 1998

Remarks - at Congressional Prevention Coalition, June 4, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 23

Identifier: 101297009X23

Dates: Creation: June 4, 1998

Remarks - to U.S. Conference of Mayors, June 20, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 24

Identifier: 101297009X24

Dates: Creation: June 20, 1998

Remarks - at press briefing on the COGME twelfth report "Minorities in Medicine", June 24, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 25

Identifier: 101297009X25

Dates: Creation: June 24, 1998

Remarks - to National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Washington, DC, July 18, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 26

Identifier: 101297009X26

Dates: Creation: July 18, 1998

Remarks - at Translating Evidence into Practice '98, July 24, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 27

Identifier: 101297009X27

Dates: Creation: July 24, 1998

Remarks - to International Platform Association, July 27, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 28

Identifier: 101297009X28

Dates: Creation: July 27, 1998

Remarks - at Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Washington, DC, July 28, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 29

Identifier: 101297009X29

Dates: Creation: July 28, 1998

Remarks - to National Association of Local Boards of Health, Chicago, IL, July 30, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 30

Identifier: 101297009X30

Dates: Creation: July 30, 1998

Remarks - at opening of Family Practice Center, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, New York, NY, August 10, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 31

Identifier: 101297009X31

Dates: Creation: August 10, 1998

Remarks - to Rainbow Coalition, Chicago, IL, August 14, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 32

Identifier: 101297009X32

Dates: Creation: August 14, 1998

Remarks - at Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Outreach conference for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC, August 14, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 33

Identifier: 101297009X33

Dates: Creation: August 14, 1998

Remarks - at International Council of Nurses and American Nurses Association Conference on "Caring for Those Who Care: Occupational Hazards to Healthcare Workers," Washington, DC, August 25, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 34

Identifier: 101297009X34

Dates: Creation: August 25, 1998

Address - to the Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability, August 27, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 35

Identifier: 101297009X35

Dates: Creation: August 27, 1998

Talking points - at Polio Eradication event, September 15, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 36

Identifier: 101297009X36

Dates: Creation: September 15, 1998

Keynote address - Dean's Distinguished Lecture, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, September 16, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 37

Identifier: 101297009X37

Dates: Creation: September 16, 1998

Remarks - at special university convocation, sesquicentennial anniversary, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, September 18, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 38

Identifier: 101297009X38

Dates: Creation: September 18, 1998

Talking points -at Black Business and Labor Leadership Summit on HIV/AIDS Prevention, Washington, DC, September 18, 1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 39

Identifier: 101297009X39

Dates: Creation: September 18, 1998

David Satcher Surgeon-General Speeches Collection

Remarks - "A public approach to teenage obesity," NMA convention, New Orleans, LA, undated

Statement - before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, March 3, 1998

Statement - before Committee on Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on Human Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, March 5, 1998

Statement - before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Washington, DC, March 12, 1998

Statement - before Presidential AIDS Advisory Council, Washington, DC, March 17, 1998

Greeting - for Prevention '98, March 30, 1998

Remarks - National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day, April 1, 1998

Remarks - PHS Bicentennial Celebration, Boston, MA, April 7, 1998

Remarks - at 12th annual Symposium on Careers in Biomedical Sciences, New Orleans, LA, April 10, 1998

Remarks - "Future of public health," George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, April 10, 1998

Remarks - Tobacco use among U.S. racial/ethnic minority groups - African Americans, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and Hispanics: a report of the Surgeon General, White House, Washington, DC, April 27, 1998

Talking points - for teleconference: natural rubber latex allergy: recognition, treatment and prevention, April 28, 1998

Remarks - at American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Boston, MA, April 29, 1998

Testimony - before the congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, Washington, DC, April 30, 1998

Remarks - to National Coalition on Healthcare, May 5, 1998

Remarks - at National Workshop on Mentoring for Women and Men in Medical Careers, May 6, 1998

Remarks - "Healthcare in U.S.," American Colleges of Surgery, Washington Academy of Surgery, May 7, 1998

Statement - to the Committee on Government Reform an Oversight Subcommittee on Human Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, May 7, 1998

Remarks - "Health is Academic," reception, Arlington, VA, May 18, 1998

Remarks - to Senate Indian Affairs Commission, Washington, DC, May 21, 1998

Remarks - at Medico-Chirurgical Society of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, May 22, 1998

Remarks - to Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Service, May 26, 1998

Remarks - at Congressional Prevention Coalition, June 4, 1998

Remarks - to U.S. Conference of Mayors, June 20, 1998

Remarks - at press briefing on the COGME twelfth report "Minorities in Medicine", June 24, 1998

Remarks - to National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Washington, DC, July 18, 1998

Remarks - at Translating Evidence into Practice '98, July 24, 1998

Remarks - to International Platform Association, July 27, 1998

Remarks - at Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Washington, DC, July 28, 1998

Remarks - to National Association of Local Boards of Health, Chicago, IL, July 30, 1998

Remarks - at opening of Family Practice Center, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, New York, NY, August 10, 1998

Remarks - to Rainbow Coalition, Chicago, IL, August 14, 1998

Remarks - at Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Outreach conference for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC, August 14, 1998

Remarks - at International Council of Nurses and American Nurses Association Conference on "Caring for Those Who Care: Occupational Hazards to Healthcare Workers," Washington, DC, August 25, 1998

Address - to the Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability, August 27, 1998

Talking points - at Polio Eradication event, September 15, 1998

Keynote address - Dean's Distinguished Lecture, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, September 16, 1998

Remarks - at special university convocation, sesquicentennial anniversary, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, September 18, 1998

Talking points -at Black Business and Labor Leadership Summit on HIV/AIDS Prevention, Washington, DC, September 18, 1998

Remarks - "Framingham: touching the heart of the nation" - 50th anniversary of the Framingham heart study, Framingham, MA, September 27, 1998

Opening address - at American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly, San Diego, CA, October 11, 1998

Introductory remarks - at Dayspring Community Church, Greenbelt, MD, October 14, 1998

Keynote address - "Capitolize prevention: visions and partnership in action" - 12th annual National Meeting on Higher Education, Arlington, VA, October 16, 1998

Remarks - "Suicide prevention: working towards a national strategy" - SPAN Conference on Suicide Prevention, Atlanta, GA, October 19, 1998

Remarks - 19th annual Joseph W. Mountin Lecture, "Bicentennial of the U.S. Public Health Service: where do we go from here?" Atlanta, GA, October 20, 1998

Remarks - "Health care in the 21st century: forces reshaping the organization, financing, and delivery of care" - University of Iowa School of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, October 23, 1998

Keynote address - at USDA Conference on Childhood Obesity, Washington, DC, October 27, 1998

Talking points - HIV/AIDS Initiative for African Americans and Other Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities, Washington, DC, October 28, 1998

Congratulatory remarks - at inauguration of Dr. Audrey Manley, President, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA, October 31, 1998

Lecture - 1998 Walter and Lenore Annenberg Distinguished Lecture in communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, November 2, 1998

"Every child begins a healthy start in life", November 3, 1998

Keynote address - at Healthy People 2010 regional meeting, Chicago, IL, November 5, 1998

Keynote address - "Building the next generation of healthy people" - National Healthy People Consortium meeting, Washington, DC, November 12, 1998

Remarks - at meeting of DOS officials, OEOB building, Washington, DC, November 13, 1998

Keynote address - "Building healthier communities: ten years and learning" - Crystal City, VA, November 14, 1998

Principal address - at Association of Schools of Public Health annual meeting, Washington, DC, November 16, 1998

Plenary address - to NASBE, National Alliance of Black School Educators, San Diego, CA, November 18, 1998

Remarks - "The role of higher education in improving the health of the young: the struggle continues" - Partnership for Children's Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, December 3, 1998

Keynote address - at Memorial Health Center, Lufkin, TX, December 17, 1998

Commencement address - at University of Texas-El Paso, El Paso, TX, December 19, 1998

Welcoming address - Joint NCI/PHS Office of Women's Health working Group on Quantitative Functional Imaging, Arlington, VA, January 6, 1999

Remarks - at National Youth Sports Program annual meeting, Orlando, FL, January 17, 1999

Remarks - "Keeping the American dream alive through eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health" - Durke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, January 19, 1999

Keynote address - "Children's health needs and the Surgeon General's priorities" - Children's Health Policy Summit, Los Angeles, CA, January 21, 1999

Remarks - James D. Watson Lecture, Human Genome Action Coalition, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, January 25, 1999

Remarks - to National Library of Medicine board of Regents, Bethesda, MD, January 26, 1999

Remarks - "Toward a balanced community health system" - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation board meeting, Princeton, NJ, January 27, 1999

Keynote address - at Living Legend Banquet, the Joseph Henry Tyler, Jr., chapter of the National Medical Association, Lafayette, LA, January 31, 1999

"The three dimensions of our 21st century challenge" - Bowie State, c. February, 1999

Remarks - at Institute for Diversity in health Management, Washington, DC, February 2, 1999

Keynote address- to the Academy of Medicine of Washington, DC, Washington, DC, February 3, 1999

Keynote address - to the college Fund United Negro College Fund National Alumni Council, Atlanta, GA, February 5, 1999

Keynote address - "Celebrating diversity," SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, February 10, 1999

Keynote address - at Seton Hall University School of Law, Seton Hall, NJ, February 11, 1999

Lecture - to students of Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA, February 12, 1999

Statement - before Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Public Health, Washington DC, February 25, 1999

Remarks - African American Providers Conference on HIV: Today and Tomorrow, Washington, DC, February 26, 1999

Presentation - "Blacks in biomedical research: past, present and future" - NIH annual Black History Month Program, Bethesda, MD, February 27, 1999

Remarks - "Screen for life" launch press conference, Washington, DC, March 3, 1999

Remarks - at National Transportation Safety Conference press conference, Washington, DC, March 3, 1999

Keynote address - at 20th anniversary meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA, March 6, 1999

Remarks - at CDC's Public Private Partnerships 2000 Forum on health Public Health in Natural Disasters, Washington, DC, March 10, 1999

Remarks - at OPHS Awards ceremony, Parklawn building, Rockville, MD, March 11, 1999

Keynote address - at American Medical Student Medical Association National Convention, Chicago, IL, March 13, 1999

Remarks - at Public Voice for Food and Health Policy, National Press Club, Washington, DC, March 15, 1999

Statement - at NCI ASSIST conference, March 16, 1999

Keynote address - 14th annual Podiatric Medical Leadership Conference, Washington, DC, March 17, 1999

Keynote address - "The history of the Public Health Service and the Surgeon General's priorities," Philadelphia, PA, March 17, 1999

Keynote address - Prevention '99 - 16th annual meeting of the American College of Preventive Medicine and the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine, Arlington, VA, March 18, 1999

Keynote address - "Putting children first: the everyday Surgeon General's priorities" at Black Infant Mortality Reduction Summit, Newark, NJ, March 19, 1999

Keynote address - "Eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health: a national priority" at National Hispanic Medical Association, Washington, DC, March 20, 1999

Keynote address - at National Spring Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Anaheim, CA, March 22, 1999

Keynote address - "Toward a balanced community health system: opportunities and challenges" at annual meeting of Trustees and Associates of the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT, March 24, 1999

Keynote address - California Medical Association, Anaheim, CA, March 28, 1999

Keynote address - at National Black Family Summit Department of healthand Environmental Control, Myrtle Beach, SC, April 2, 1999

Keynote address - "A public health approach to aging," World Health American Association of World Health, Health Aging, Washington, DC, April 7, 1999

Remarks - "The settlement: will the African American community pay the bill," Roxbury Community College, Boston, MA, April 12, 1999

Keynote address - at the Center for HOPES (Health Outcomes, Policy and Evaluation Studies), Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, April 14, 1999

President's lecture - at 1999 International Conference of the American Lung Association/American Thoracic Society, San Diego, CA, April 27, 1999

Keynote address - commencement, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, May 1, 1999

Keynote address - "Children's health needs and the surgeon general's priorities," George Armstrong lecture, San Francisco, CA, May 4, 1999

Remarks - at Nairobi-Tanzania Family Meeting, Georgetown Conference Center, Washington, DC, May 5, 1999

Keynote address - commencement, Mt. Sinai University School of Medicine, New York, NY, May 14, 1999

Keynote address - at 1st National Substance Abuse and Mental Health Conference, New Orleans, LA, May 24, 1999

Keynote address- National Institute of Environmental Health and Safety, NIH, Bethesda, MD, May 26, 1999

Keynote address- "Strengthening the global village: opportunities and challenges for public health," Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, Bethesda, MD, May 27, 1999

Keynote address - at American Academy of Physician Assistants plenary session, Atlanta, GA, May 29, 1999

Keynote address - at Prime-Time Summit Population Communications International, Los Angeles, CA, June 4, 1999

Commencement address - at Secretary's Awards for Innovations in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Washington, DC, June 8, 1999

Keynote address - Commissioned Officers Association Public Health Conference, Alexandria, VA, June 9, 1999

Keynote address - commencement, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, June 11, 1999

Keynote address - at Black Leadership Summit of the Episcopal Church Rt. Rev. Quintin E. Primo Leadership Summit, Miami, FL, June 30, 1999

Keynote address - at Calhoun County Training School 40th Class Reunion, Anniston, AL, July 3, 1999

Press conference - to highlight the Pregnancy Discrimination Act Amendments of 2000, Washington, DC, July 10, 1999

Remarks - at press conference announcing release of Meharry Medical College Study "Achieving a credible health and safety approach to increasing seat belt use among African Americans," Washington, DC, July 10, 1999

Keynote address - "The Surgeon General's prescription for eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health," Greater Flint Health Coalition annual meeting, Flint, MI, July 21, 1999

Speech - on "Surgeon General's call to action to prevent suicide", July 28, 1999

Keynote address - American Academy of Family Physicians National Conference, Kansas City, MO, July 28, 1999

Statement - before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform, Washington, DC, August 3, 1999

Remarks - aerobic workout at 1999 National Medical Association Annual Scientific Assembly, Las Vegas, NV, August 9, 1999

"Successful aging across racial and ethnic lines", August 10, 1999

Keynote address - National Black Nurses Association 27th Annual Institute and conference, Atlanta, GA, August 12, 1999

Keynote address - ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobels Mystic Shriners of North and South America, Miami, FL, August 15, 1999

Speech - "Tobacco-free future: shining the light", August 23, 1999

Remarks - to the Advisory Committee on Blood and Safety and Availability, August 26, 1999

Keynote address - "Healthy people 2010 and the challenges of HIV prevention" at 1999 HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA, August 29, 1999

Keynote address - at dedication of Julius L. Chambers Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute, Durham, NC, September 2, 1999

Statement - before the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, National Hispanic Health Week, Washington, DC, September 9, 1999

Welcome address - at National Manpower conference, Washington, DC, September 10, 1999

Keynote address - to Multi-State Cardiovascular Health Conference, Memphis, TN, September 13, 1999

Remarks - at Parran Globe ceremony, September 14, 1999

Keynote address - "Obesity: the public health crisis," American Obesity Association, Washington, DC, September 15, 1999

Keynote address - at Mayor's Executive Forum, Houston, TX, September 16, 1999

Keynote address - special presentation on ethnic diversities, Houston, TX, September 16, 1999

Keynote address - "Health disparities - bridging the gap," Mississippi Public Health Association annual meeting, September 22, 1999

Keynote address - at Council for Excellence in Government Fellows Program celebration, Washington, DC, September 23, 1999

"Where are we and where do we go from here," DHHS DS retreat on HIV/AIDs, September 24, 1999

Keynote address - at National Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, NHLBI, Bethesda, MD, September 27, 1999

Remarks - to the President's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA), Washington, DC, October 4, 1999

Statement - to Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, October 6, 1999

Keynote address - at Family and Friends Day, St. Paul's Memorial Chapel, Lawrenceville, VA, October 31, 1999

Keynote address - to University of Colorado Health Sciences Center VIP Roundtable, Denver, CO, November 5, 1999

Keynote address - to United States Conference on AIDS Federal Institute, Minority AIDS Council, Denver, CO, November 5, 1999

Keynote address - to American Medical Association House of Delegates, San Diego, CA, December 7, 1999

Address - Charles S. Ireland M.D. Lecture, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, December 9, 1999

Keynote address - "Women's health - women's lives," at Congressman Tom Barrett Women's Health Conference, Milwaukee, WI, December 11, 1999

Foreword to the Naccho Pace EH, December 12, 1999

Keynote address - for Black History Month Celebration, NASA, Washington, DC, February 12, 2000

Keynote address - to National Summit on Africa, Dialogue and Celebration of Africa, Washington, DC, February 20, 2000

Remarks - for Cushing Award, Chicago Dental Society midwinter meeting, Chicago, IL, February 22, 2000

Remarks - to Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability, August 24, 2000

Talking points - at USCA press conference on New Strategies to Respond to HIV/AIDS and Current HIV/AIDS Statistics in the Minority Community, Atlanta, GA, October 3, 2000

Keynote address - at Judge Baker Children's Center Camille O. Cosby World of Children Award, Boston, MA, October 4, 2000

Keynote address - at ceremony in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Bethesda, MD, January 29, 2001

Background on faith-based organizations in the delivery of social services and charitable choice, January 30, 2001

Keynote address - to AIDS in Africa: Hope for the Hopeless series, Washington, DC, February 4, 2001

Keynote address - to the Black Family Charting its Course for a Successful Future: Health and Wellness, Education, Wealth Building and Technology, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY, February 17, 2001

Keynote address - on Jackson Heart Study Day - A Day of Celebration, Jackson, MS, February 10, 2001

Remarks - upon acceptance of the African American Living Legends Award, Mt. Nebo Baptist Church, Marlboro, MD, February 11, 2001

Address - "Building health promotion into the national agenda," American Journal of Health Promotion's Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference, Washington, DC, February 14, 2001

Address - for One voice: Gospel Artists Respond to AIDS, Leadership Campaign on AIDS, March 2, 2001

Keynote address - to 2001 National Conference on African Americans and AIDS, Washington, DC, February 19, 2001

Talking points - for Secretary's Advisory Committee on Xenotransplantation, February 20, 2001

Keynote address - Mercy Douglas Lectureship, Medical Society of Eastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, February 21, 2001

Keynote address - Department of the Navy Black History Month Celebration, Washington, DC, February 27, 2001

Talking points - for Bryant Gumbel interview on sickle cell documentary, February 28, 2001

Statement - before special hearing on Promoting Health for People with Mental Retardation, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Anchorage, AK, March 5, 2001

Keynote address - at annual Combined Federal Campaign Awards Ceremony, Rockville, MD, March 10, 2001

Opening remarks - at Departmental Oral health Initiative Constituent Meeting, Washington, DC, March 14, 2001

Keynote address - at opening plenary session breakfast, 2001 Community Planning Leadership Summit for HIV Prevention, Houston, TX, March 16, 2001

Keynote address - to Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, Washington, DC, April 5, 2001

Keynote address - to American Association for Suicidology 34th annual conference, Atlanta, GA, April 19, 2001

Keynote address - "Shape the future: a critical juncture for building a new legislative agenda for children and families," Alliance for Children and Families Public Policy Conference, Washington, DC, April 23, 2001

Keynote address - at Kaiser Permanente Board of Directors dinner session, San Francisco, CA, April 24, 2001

Presentation - "Eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities," Minority Health Conference, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, April 26, 2001

Address - at Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, Center for Improving Minority Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, April 27, 2001

Commencement address - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, April 29, 2001

Keynote address - to American College of obstetricians and Gynecologists annual meeting, Chicago, IL, May 1, 2001

Presentation - "Racism and the health consequences for African Americans," at 2nd annual Black Psychologist Day, Washington, DC, May 2, 2001

Keynote address - "The elimination of health disparities," Society for General Internal Medicine 24th annual meeting, San Diego, CA, May 4, 2001

Commencement address - University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, May 5, 2001

Keynote address - dedication of the Mary Starke Harper Geriatric Psychiatry Center, Tuscaloosa, AL, May 8, 2001

Plenary address - 16th WONCA World Congress of Family Doctors, Durban, South Africa, May 14, 2001

Commencement address - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, May 20, 2001

Commencement address - Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, May 21, 2001

Convocation address - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, May 24, 2001

Keynote address - to NIMH National Advisory Mental Health Council, Bethesda, MD, May 31, 2001

Commencement address - to Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH, June 1, 2001

Keynote address - to 97th annual and 18th annual convocation at Volunteer State Medical Association, Jackson, TN, June 2, 2001

Commencement address - to University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Portland, ME, June 2, 2001

Remarks - to 17th Mental Health Awards, Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health Agencies, Inc., New York, NY, June 5, 2001

Keynote address - at 20th Anniversary of HIV/AIDS in America, Kaiser Foundation/Ford Foundation National Symposium, Washington, DC, June 5, 2001

Keynote address - to Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Washington, DC, June 6, 2001

Keynote address - to National Mental Health Association Into the Light Award, Washington, DC, June 7, 2001

Commencement address - to University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, June 8, 2001

Keynote address - to HOPE Program, Ypsilanti, MI, June 8, 2001

Remarks - at press conference to release the Surgeon General's Report on Sexual Health and Responsible Sexual Behavior, Washington, DC, June 21, 2001

Keynote address - to Urban Issues Breakfast Forum of Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, June 26, 2001

Remarks - at Women's Caucus briefing on Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General, Washington, DC, June 27, 2001

Keynote address - to La Leche League International's 17th breastfeeding conference, Chicago, IL, July 1, 2001