It's hard to believe that more people have died from suicide than homicide, but it's a sad fact. David Satcher More David Satcher Quotes 0
We must critically analyze risk factors and causes of the problem, ... We must introduce and evaluate strategies of intervening for preventing suicide, and then we must implement the programs widely and continue to evaluate them. David Satcher More David Satcher Quotes 0
Hepatitis A, among the various hepatitis diseases that we have, is a very mild disease, generally causing fever, malaise, nausea and jaundice. But in general, it is a very mild disease. David Satcher More David Satcher Quotes 0
Fifteen years into the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States, prevention remains the most effective way of addressing this disease, ... Business and labor have a crucial role to play in HIV/AIDS prevention, and I applaud these organizations for taking a leadership role. David Satcher More David Satcher Quotes 0
I'm sure that many of the deaths that have occurred (after the hurricane) have resulted from people with chronic diseases either suffering from dehydration or (the) inability to access their medications. All of these risks of suffering from chronic diseases and dying from them were greatest for the poor and the other people who could not get out of there. David Satcher More David Satcher Quotes 0
I think the history is such that we underestimate the mental health problems, ... As people see what they consider sort of a hopeless situation - bodies floating on the water, the scene like they saw in the Superdome - people are not ready for that. They are not prepared to deal with it. David Satcher More David Satcher Quotes 0
This is no time to let down our guard on youth violence. Research demonstrates that appropriate interventions made during or prior to adolescence can direct young people away from violence toward healthy and constructive lives. David Satcher More David Satcher Quotes 0
The window of opportunity for effective interventions opens early and rarely, if ever, closes. David Satcher More David Satcher Quotes 0
The girls who are now teenagers, who are now smoking, will be victims of these smoking related diseases in the future. David Satcher More David Satcher Quotes 0
Seventy-five percent of women who smoke would like to quit, and yet only two to three percent quit every year, ... It's significant because we can help women quit smoking. David Satcher More David Satcher Quotes 0
Many experts think hopelessness is common to suicide and homicide and violence in general. David Satcher More David Satcher Quotes 0
Failure to effectively use every intervention strategy available to help our young people would be a tragic mistake. David Satcher More David Satcher Quotes 0
While mental disorders may touch all Americans, either directly or indirectly, all do not have equal access to treatment and services. The revolution in science that has led to effective treatments for mental illnesses needs to benefit every American of every race, ethnicity and culture. David Satcher More David Satcher Quotes 0
Everyone in need must have access to high-quality, effective and affordable mental health services, ... Too often, our mental health problems are left to play themselves out in the nation's streets, homeless centers ... and prisons. David Satcher More David Satcher Quotes 0
The majority of the people who received the berries, especially adults, are probably already immune to hepatitis A because they've encountered it before, ... Many of the berries were served in such a way that they were pasteurized before serving. David Satcher More David Satcher Quotes 0
We're talking about creating an environment of support and caring where a person not only feels comfortable coming forward but would be encouraged to come forward. David Satcher More David Satcher Quotes 0