Title:

The Surgeon General Is Determined

Creator:

SerVaas, Cory

Date:

April 1985

Description:

In this interview Koop reflected on his most sustained campaign as U.S. Surgeon General, his campaign against smoking, and particularly his emphasis on the health costs of smoking to non-smokers. He also warned against the dangers of using smokeless tobacco. Koop praised efforts by local jurisdictions to ban smoking in public places and facilities as well as the sale of cigarettes to minors through vending machines.

Periodical:

Saturday Evening Post

Publisher:

Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society

Location:

Box: 1. Folder: 2

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the Saturday Evening Post.

Genre:

Articles
Interviews

Subject:

Tobacco, Tobacco Industry, Tobacco Smoke Pollution, Economics, and Advertising as Topic

Format:

Text

Extent:

3 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. SerVaas, Cory. "The Surgeon General Is Determined." Saturday Evening Post, (April 1985): 52-53, 108. Article. Interview. 3 Images.. Saturday Evening Post

Legacy ID:

QQBBDG

NLM ID:

101584930X46

Profiles Collection:

The C. Everett Koop Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584930X46

Story Section:

Biographical Information