Dr. C. Everett Koop talks about PhillyHealthInfo.org and your health!
As Surgeon General of the United States from 1981 to 1989, C. Everett Koop was the nation’s foremost advocate for good health, working tirelessly to educate the nation on matters of health promotion and disease prevention. Dr. Koop encouraged all citizens to take an active role in monitoring their health, bringing to light issues such as AIDS, nicotine addiction, alcohol abuse, environmental hazards, diet, nutrition, children’s health, and early immunization. To hear why Dr. Koop thinks PhillyHealthInfo.org is so important, click the “play” button on the audio player provided below:
More about Dr. Koop
Dr. Koop is the first Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor awarded in the United States. As Surgeon-in-Chief of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia from 1946-1981, he received international renown for his pioneering work in pediatric surgery, establishing the nation’s first neonatal intensive care nursery.
He currently serves as Senior Scholar at the C. Everett Koop Institute at Dartmouth and the Elizabeth DeCamp McInermy Professor of Medical Ethics at Dartmouth’s Medical School. In 2006, Dartmouth Medical School announced plans to develop the C. Everett Koop Medical Science Complex, a visionary new translational and clinical research facility, on the campus of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. His present initiatives include fostering a curriculum for medical students which emphasizes community service, preventive health education, the art of medicine and complementary therapies in medicine.
Dr. Koop continues to be a force for public health and health education, and remains one of the most admired and respected medical figures in the nation. Papers highlighting various phases of Koop’s scientific career and professional life are available online from the National Library of Medicine.