Antonia Novello

Antonia Coello Novello (born Antonia Coello, August 23, 1944 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico), served as the United States Surgeon General from 1990 to 1993. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... {| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Los Cariduros, La Metrópolis del Sol Naciente Gentilic: Fajardeños Location Location of Fajardo, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Government Founded 1772 Mayor Hon. ... The Surgeon General of the United States is the leading spokesman on matters of public health in the Government of the United States. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

Early career and education

Novello received her B.S. degree from the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras in 1965 and her M.D. degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine at San Juan in 1970. Founded in 1903, the University of Puerto Rico (Universidad de Puerto Rico in Spanish, UPR) is the oldest and largest university system in Puerto Rico. ... Río Piedras was a town in Puerto Rico which was absorbed by the city of San Juan and is now one of its districts. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus —UPRCM or RCM from its name of Recinto de Ciencias Médicas in Spanish— is a state university and medical school located in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. ... For other uses, see San Juan. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

She then completed her internship and residency in nephrology at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Novello remained at Michigan in 1973 -1974 on a fellowship in the Department of internal medicine, and spent the following year on a fellowship in the Department of Pediatrics at Georgetown University School of Medicine. From 1976 to 1978, she was in private practice in pediatrics in Springfield, Virginia. See the article on the kidney for the anatomy and function of healthy kidneys and a list of diseases involving the kidney. ... The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U of M, UM or simply Michigan) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Michigan. ... Ann Arbor redirects here. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Doctors of internal medicine (internists) are medical specialists who focus on adult medicine and have had special study and training focusing on the prevention and treatment of adult diseases. ... This article is about the branch of medicine. ... Georgetown University School of Medicine (GUSOM) is Georgetown Universitys medical school. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Springfield is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. ...

In 1978, Novello joined the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC), her first assignment being as a project officer at the National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism and Digestive Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She held various positions at NIH, rising to the medical director/flag rank in the PHSCC and to the job of Deputy Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) in 1986. She also served as Coordinator for AIDS Research for NICHD from September 1987. In this role, she developed a particular interest in pediatric AIDS. PHS Cap Device The United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC) had its humble beginnings with the creation of the Marine Hospital Fund, which later was reorganized in 1871 as the Marine Hospital Service. ... National Institutes of Health Building 50 at NIH Clinical Center - Building 10 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical research. ... For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). ...

During her years at NIH, Novello earned an MPH. degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health in 1982. From 1976, she also held a clinical appointment in pediatrics at Georgetown University Hospital. The Johns Hopkins University, founded in 1876, is a private institution of higher learning located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. ...

Novello also made major contributions to the drafting and enactment of the Organ Transplantation Procurement Act of 1984 while assigned to the United States Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, working with the staff of committee chairman Orrin Hatch. This article is about the year. ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... Orrin Grant Hatch (born March 22, 1934) is a Republican United States Senator from Utah, serving since 1977. ...

Surgeon General

Novello was appointed Surgeon General by President George H. W. Bush, beginning her tenure on March 9, 1990 and was appointed to the temporary rank of vice admiral in the regular corps while holding that office. She was the first woman and the first Hispanic to hold the position. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. ... is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Hispanic (Spanish: ; Portuguese: ; Latin: , adjective from Hispānia, the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically denoted relation to the ancient Hispania and its peoples. ...

During her tenure as Surgeon General, VADM Novello focused her attention on the health of women, children and minorities, as well as on underage drinking, smoking, and AIDS. She played an important role in launching the Healthy Children Ready to Learn Initiative. She was actively involved in working with other organizations to promote immunization of children and childhood injury prevention efforts. She spoke out often and forcefully about illegal underage drinking, and called upon the United States Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General to issue a series of eight reports on the subject. Image of a woman on the Pioneer plaque sent to outer space. ... The cigarette is the most common method of smoking tobacco. ... A child being immunized against polio. ... The United States Department of Health and Human Services, often abbreviated HHS, is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. ...

Novello also similarly worked to discourage illegal tobacco use by young people, and repeatedly criticized the tobacco industry for appealing to the youth market through the use of cartoon characters such as Joe Camel. A workshop that she convened led to the emergence of a National Hispanic/Latino Health Initiative. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Novello remained in the post of Surgeon General through June 30, 1993. She decided to remain in the regular corps of the Public Health Service and was assigned the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Special Representative for Health and Nutrition from 1993 to 1996 reverting back to her permanent rank of rear admiral (upper half). In 1996, RADM Novello became Visiting Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. She retired from the Public Health Service and the PHSCC shortly after. Dr. Novello served as Commissioner of Health for the State of New York from 1999 to 2007. is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... UNICEF Flag The United Nations Childrens Fund (or UNICEF) was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946 to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had been devastated by World War II. In 1953, UNICEF became a permanent part of the United... This article is about the state. ...

In 2002, Dr. Novello was awarded the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal. Dr. Novello was also presented with the Legion of Merit Medal by the United States Secretary of State Colin Powell. James Smithson, FRS, MA (c1764 – June 27, 1829) was a British mineralogist and chemist noted for having left a bequest in his will to the United States of America, which was used to initially fund the Smithsonian Institution. ... The Legion of Merit is a military decoration of the United States armed forces that is awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. ... Seal of the United States Department of State. ... General Colin Luther Powell, United States Army (Ret. ...

Other activities

In February 2006, she announced that she would not run for the United States Senate against Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, 1947) is the junior United States Senator from New York, and is a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 presidential election. ...

In 2006, Dr. Novello was a finalist for the Hispanic Business magazine Woman of the Year Award and was featured in the April 2006 issue. Hispanic Business, Inc. ...

Her brother-in-law is Don Novello (Father Guido Sarducci from Saturday Night Live).^[1] Don Novello (born January 1, 1943, Lorain, Ohio) is an American, writer, film director, producer, actor, singer, and comedian. ... Don Novello as Fr. ... This article is about the American television series. ...

Quotes

• "You mean to tell me that me, Toni Novello, the little kid from Puerto Rico who has been in the National Institutes of Health all of her life has been picked?"
• "Service is the rent you pay for living, and that service is what sets you apart."

References

Puerto Rico Portal

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