The C. Everett Koop Papers

Title:

"Violence and Public Health" (draft)

Description:

This speech was delivered to the American Academy of Pediatrics, New York, New York.

During his two terms as U.S. Surgeon General, Koop applied public health methods and approaches, namely epidemiological study, disease prevention strategies, and information on health promotion, to several issues that had not previously been regarded as matters of public health. Violence, especially domestic violence, was one such issue, as this speech--one of his first on the issue--demonstrated. Long treated as the domain of law, law enforcement, and criminology, the "epidemic of violence" in the United States, as Koop called it, produced a range of physical and psychological health consequences that he explored in speeches, workshops, and reports. He also thought that violence, particularly domestic and sexual violence, could be prevented through appropriate health messages, health education, and psychological screening and counseling.

Number of Image Pages:

16 (1,001,437 Bytes)

Date:

1982-10-26 (October 26, 1982)

Creator:

Koop, C. Everett

Rights:

This item is in the public domain. It may be used without permission.

Subject:

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):: Child Welfare; Child Abuse; Public Health; Immunization

Exhibit Category:

Reproduction and Family Health

Relation:

Violence and Public Health: Delivered to the American Academy of Pediatrics, New York City, New York (October 26, 1982)

Box Number: 103

Folder Number: 78

Unique Identifier:

QQBBCB

Document Type:

Speeches

Drafts (documents)

Language:

English

Format:

application/pdf

image/tif

Physical Condition:

Good

Series: Speeches, Lectures, Papers, 1958-2004

SubSeries: 1982-1983

Folder: Speech- "Violence and Public Health"- American Academy of Pediatrics, New York, NY, 1982 Oct 26

Metadata Last Modified Date:

2006-08-10

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