Elders, M. Joycelyn
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Joycelyn Elders was born Minnie Lee Jones in Schaal, Arkansas on August 13, 1933. In college, she changed her name to Minnie Joycelyn Lee (later using just Joycelyn).
Elders became Surgeon General of the Public Health Service on September 8, 1993, appointed by President Clinton. She was the first African American to serve in the position. As Surgeon General, Elders argued the case for universal health coverage, and was a spokesperson for President Clinton's health care reform effort. She was a strong advocate for comprehensive health education, including sex education, in schools. She was outspoken in her views, and was forced to resign after only 15 months in the position as a result of a controversial remark about sex education. Her last day in office was December 31, 1994.
See http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/history/bioelders.htm
From the guide to the Jocelyn Elders Surgeon-General Speech Collection, 1992-1994, (History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine)
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Subjects:
- Delivery of Health Care
- Health education
- Health care reform
- Minority Health
- Sex Education
