Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States
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The Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States was a panel of medical and scientific experts convened to evaluate evidence on the health effects of smoking and inform landmark federal public health guidance.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
government advisory committee
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public health advisory body → |
| advises |
Surgeon General of the United States
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services → U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare → |
| aimsTo |
protect public health from the harms of tobacco use
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support development of effective smoking prevention policies → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States federal government
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| convenedBy |
Surgeon General of the United States
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U.S. Public Health Service → |
| country |
United States
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| field |
epidemiology
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health policy → medicine → public health → tobacco control → |
| hasMember |
clinicians
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epidemiologists → medical experts → public health researchers → scientific experts → statisticians → |
| hasRole |
ensure scientific rigor in federal health reports on smoking
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provide evidence-based recommendations → |
| influenced |
federal tobacco control policy in the United States
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landmark Surgeon General reports on smoking → public understanding of the health risks of smoking → |
| notableWork |
contribution to landmark federal public health guidance on smoking
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| partOf |
Office of the Surgeon General
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| purpose |
assess causal links between cigarette smoking and disease
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evaluate scientific evidence on the health effects of smoking → inform federal public health guidance on smoking → provide independent scientific advice to the Surgeon General → |
| studies |
health effects of cigarette smoking
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relationship between smoking and cardiovascular disease → relationship between smoking and chronic bronchitis → relationship between smoking and lung cancer → |
| topic |
prevention of smoking-related illness
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smoking and health → tobacco-related disease → |
| usesMethod |
evaluation of clinical studies
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evaluation of epidemiologic studies → evaluation of laboratory research → systematic review of scientific literature → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health
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preparedBy |