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Surgeon General’s 2016 Commencement Keynote at University of Arizona

Surgeon General’s 2016 Commencement Keynote at University of Arizona

May 13, 2016  

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy delivers a statement on community water fluoridation.

Surgeon General’s statement on community water fluoridation

December 22, 2015  

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy delivered a video message to the participants and attendees at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP-21) on December 2, 2015.

Surgeon General Addresses UN Conference on Climate Change (COP-21)

December 02, 2015  

The U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, wants you to make walking a part of your life and help others make it a part of theirs.

Surgeon General says Step It Up

October 30, 2015  

Step It Up! Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities is a call to make walking a national priority. This whiteboard animation video highlights that walking can be an easy form of physical activity that fosters social connections and shows how we can all join the U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy and get involved to make our communities more walkable.

Step it Up! Help Make Our Communities Walkable

September 09, 2015  

For more than 50 years, the Surgeon General has reported the dangers of smoking and tobacco use. The findings have inspired us to help smokers quit and keep young people from starting to smoke. We know the strategies that work. Together we can end the tobacco epidemic and save millions of lives.

The Next 50 Years

July 23, 2015  

Elmo's a little nervous about getting a shot, but Surgeon General Vivek Murthy stops by to explain how vaccines work, and why they're so important for children's health. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Sesame Street, and the Daily Dot have teamed up to create this short video that you can share with friends, family, and new parents.

Surgeon General and Elmo team up to talk vaccinations

April 30, 2015  

The U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, and Elmo want you to stay healthy and get vaccinated!

Get Vaccinated with the Surgeon General & Elmo!

April 20, 2015  

The U.S. Surgeon General and Elmo want you to stay healthy and get vaccinated!

Get Vaccinated with Elmo!

April 20, 2015  

The 1964, the Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health found that smoking causes lung cancer.

Worse Than We Thought

December 10, 2014  

Cigarette companies have a long history of marketing to youth. “Robbing the Future” explores the various ways the tobacco industry targets young people, the growing popularity of emerging products, such as e-cigarettes, and the dangers associated with those products. If we don’t do more to prevent youth from starting to smoke, one out of every 13 children alive today in this country will die early from smoking.

Robbing the Future

November 04, 2014  

Flu Season Is Here. A Message from the former Acting U.S. Surgeon General

Flu Season Is Here. A Message from the Former Acting U.S. Surgeon General

October 31, 2014  

Get Your Flu Shot Today! A Message from the former Acting U.S. Surgeon General

Get Your Flu Shot Today! A Message from the Former Acting U.S. Surgeon General of the U.S.

October 31, 2014  

Suicide is Preventable: A Message from the former Acting U.S. Surgeon General

Suicide is Preventable: A Message from the Former Acting U.S. Surgeon General

September 30, 2014  

Cigarette smoking has devastating effects on health and it is an unequal opportunity killer for people with lower incomes and less education, and certain racial and ethnic minorities.

Unequal Opportunity Killer

September 12, 2014  

The landmark report released by the ninth Surgeon General, Dr. Luther Terry, laid the foundation for tobacco control efforts in the U.S.

Tobacco Use Epidemic in the U.S.: Is 50 Years of Progress Enough? (3:00)

September 09, 2014  

The landmark report released by the ninth Surgeon General, Dr. Luther Terry, laid the foundation for tobacco control efforts in the U.S.

Tobacco Use Epidemic in the U.S.: Is 50 Years of Progress Enough? (5:32)

September 09, 2014  

Virtually everybody we know has a friend or relative who has died from smoking or has had his or her family’s lives unalterably changed as a result of tobacco use.

When Smoking Affects Your Family, It’s Personal

August 14, 2014  

Among those who has had a friend or relative who died from smoking, or seen her family’s lives unalterably changed as a result of tobacco, is Ann Staples from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

When Smoking Affects Your Family, It’s Personal – Ann Staples

August 14, 2014  

During her tenure as Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. Regina Benjamin released two Surgeon General’s Reports on smoking and health. For her, it’s personal.

When Smoking Affects Your Family, It’s Personal – Former SG Regina Benjamin

August 14, 2014  

This video highlights key findings from the previous 31 Surgeon General reports that advanced the tobacco control movement, and sheds light on important health issues.

Surgeon General's Reports -- Why They Matter

July 02, 2014  

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans smoke at much higher rates than average, so they suffer more smoking-related death and illness.

Smoking within the LGBT Community

June 10, 2014  

Over the past 50 years, the social acceptability of smoking has declined significantly; this is a keystone accomplishment of the tobacco control movement. This video explores the importance of social norm change as a primary strategy for improving public health by reducing smoking rates.

The Way Things Were

January 29, 2014  

Madeleine Solomon of Emory University and the Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium examines the social and policy changes that have affected tobacco use by reducing acceptability of smoking.

Changing Social Norms to Reduce the Acceptability of Smoking

January 29, 2014  

This PSA shows that millions of today's children will ultimately die early from smoking if we don't do more to reduce current smoking rates.

5.6 Million Children

January 17, 2014  

Suicide is a public health issue that touches the lives of millions of people across the nation, and each of us has a role to play in preventing it in our own communities.

We All Have a Role to Play

September 10, 2012  

Every day, more than 1,200 Americans die from smoking. Each of these people is replaced by two new smokers under the age of 26.

Making our next generation tobacco free

March 08, 2012  

U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin, explains why it's important to breastfeed your infant at a young age.

The Benefits of Breastfeeding

February 13, 2012  

Using hyper-realistic animation illustrating how smoking causes a heart attack, this 30-second public service announcement (PSA) features the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin.

Heart Stopper: How Tobacco Smoke Can lead to a Heart Attack – Even Death

December 08, 2010