Articles by: Geisel Communications

U.S. Mental Health Crisis Could Undermine Democracy, Say Surgeons General – New York Daily News

Read article – Coverage of the panel at Dartmouth of the seven living surgeons general on mental health and wellness. “In order to eliminate disparities in health we need leaders who care enough, leaders who know enough, and leaders who will do enough and who are persistent enough until the job is done,” said David Satcher, surgeon general appointed by President Bill Clinton. (Picked up by Yahoo! News.)

Seven Current, Former Surgeons General Discuss Mental Health at Dartmouth Event – Valley News

Read article – President Sian Leah Beilock is featured in a comprehensive story on the historic gathering of the seven living surgeons general for a conversation on the future of mental health and wellness. Beilock concluded the event by giving each of the surgeons general and Lisa McBride, the Geisel School of Medicine dean of diversity, equity and inclusion, a C. Everett Koop legacy medal for their contributions to public health. (Similar coverage in The Keene Sentinel.)

At Dartmouth, U.S. Surgeons General Call for ‘Stronger Communities’ to Address Mental Health Crisis – NHPR

Read article – A feature story on the panel of current and former U.S. surgeons general at Dartmouth to talk about the nation’s mental health crisis. “People who struggle with loneliness and isolation, their risk of mental illness goes up—of depression, of anxiety, of suicide,” Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said. “But the surprising thing is their risk of physical ailments go up, too, with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease by 29%, 50% increase in the risk of dementia among older people.”

The U.S. Has a Mental Health Crisis That Could Undermine Our Democracy, U.S. Surgeons General Say – CNN

Read article – Jake Tapper ’91 hosts a segment on The Lead about the historic gathering at Dartmouth of the seven living U.S. surgeons general to talk about the mental health crisis in the U.S. “Health does not occur in the doctor’s office, or in the hospitals alone. It is where we live, where we learn, where we work, where we play, and pray, everything that we do,” said Regina Benjamin, surgeon general appointed by President Barack Obama. “So we have to take our health care where people are.”