C. Everett Koop

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Surgeon General of the United States human pediatric surgeon public health official

C. Everett Koop was a prominent American pediatric surgeon and U.S. Surgeon General known for his influential public health leadership, particularly in raising awareness about smoking risks and the AIDS epidemic.

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C. Everett Koop canonical	6
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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Surgeon General of the United States ⓘ human ⓘ pediatric surgeon ⓘ public health official ⓘ
appointedBy	Ronald Reagan ⓘ
awardReceived	Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ Public Welfare Medal ⓘ
birthDate	1916-10-14 ⓘ
birthPlace	Brooklyn ⓘ surface form: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
causeOfDeath	natural causes ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
deathDate	2013-02-25 ⓘ
educatedAt	Weill Cornell Medical College ⓘ surface form: Cornell University Medical College Dartmouth College ⓘ Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania ⓘ
employer	Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia ⓘ Dartmouth College ⓘ
endTime	1989-10-01 ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Dutch American ⓘ
familyName	Koop ⓘ
fieldOfWork	pediatric surgery ⓘ public health ⓘ
fullName	C. Everett Koop self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Charles Everett Koop
gender	male ⓘ
givenName	Charles ⓘ
knownFor	Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health ⓘ advocacy for AIDS education and prevention ⓘ anti-smoking advocacy ⓘ leadership in the U.S. response to the AIDS epidemic ⓘ public education on the health risks of smoking ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
memberOf	American Academy of Pediatrics ⓘ American College of Surgeons ⓘ
notableIdea	framing tobacco use as a major public health crisis ⓘ promoting sex education and condom use to prevent HIV/AIDS ⓘ
notableWork	Surgeon General’s Report on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ⓘ Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health ⓘ surface form: The Koop Report on Smoking
occupation	pediatric surgeon ⓘ physician ⓘ public health administrator ⓘ
positionHeld	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ Surgeon General of the United States ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
residence	Hanover, New Hampshire, United States ⓘ
spouse	Elizabeth Flanagan ⓘ
startTime	1982-01-21 ⓘ
workLocation	Philadelphia ⓘ surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Surgeon General’s Report on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome → author → C. Everett Koop ⓘ

National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal → notableRecipient → C. Everett Koop ⓘ

Elizabeth Flanagan → spouse → C. Everett Koop ⓘ

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Geisel School of Medicine → hasNotableAlumni → C. Everett Koop ⓘ