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During the 1980s, federal and state public health officials under the leadership of U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop launched a public awareness campaign against the dangers of domestic violence and child sexual abuse, which they regarded as public health matters because of the long-term physical and psychological consequences.. NOTE: Original slide is slightly blurry.
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