SOCA01H3 Study Guide - British Medical Association, Michael Fumento, The Bmj
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Surgeon general: the chief medical officer in the u. s. public health service or in a state public health service. Everett koop: although he was most widely known among americans for his years being the surgeon general, the vast bulk of koop"s career was actually spent as a practicing physician. Health and human services secretary: the head of the united states. Department of health and human services, concerned with health matters. Centre for disease control:(cdc) online source for health information. Unaids: unaids, the joint united nations programme on hiv/aids, is an innovative partnership that leads and inspires the world in achieving universal access to hiv prevention, treatment, care and support. Dr. james chin: james (jim) chin is a public health epidemiologist. He works in public health surveillance and prevention of communicable diseases, particularly aids. Aids: acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv.
