Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health

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government document public health report

The Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health is a landmark U.S. public health document that conclusively linked cigarette smoking to serious diseases and helped transform national attitudes and policies toward tobacco use.

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Label	Occurrences
Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States	2
1964 Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health	1
1964 Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health	1
Surgeon General's 1964 report on smoking and health	1
Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health canonical	1
The Koop Report on Smoking	1

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Target entity: Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health
Context triple: [C. Everett Koop, knownFor, Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health]

A. Tobacco Free Initiative
The Tobacco Free Initiative is a World Health Organization program dedicated to reducing global tobacco use and its health impacts through policy, advocacy, and support to countries.
B. World Health Report
The World Health Report is the World Health Organization’s flagship analytical publication that provides comprehensive assessments of global health trends, challenges, and policy priorities.
C. National Air Toxics Assessment
The National Air Toxics Assessment is a nationwide screening tool that estimates health risks from exposure to hazardous air pollutants in the United States.
D. Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 is a U.S. federal law that expanded the war on drugs by increasing penalties, funding enforcement and treatment programs, and establishing a coordinated national drug control strategy.
E. Vitamin C and the Common Cold
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F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health
Target entity description: The Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health is a landmark U.S. public health document that conclusively linked cigarette smoking to serious diseases and helped transform national attitudes and policies toward tobacco use.

A. Tobacco Free Initiative
The Tobacco Free Initiative is a World Health Organization program dedicated to reducing global tobacco use and its health impacts through policy, advocacy, and support to countries.
B. World Health Report
The World Health Report is the World Health Organization’s flagship analytical publication that provides comprehensive assessments of global health trends, challenges, and policy priorities.
C. National Air Toxics Assessment
The National Air Toxics Assessment is a nationwide screening tool that estimates health risks from exposure to hazardous air pollutants in the United States.
D. Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 is a U.S. federal law that expanded the war on drugs by increasing penalties, funding enforcement and treatment programs, and establishing a coordinated national drug control strategy.
E. Vitamin C and the Common Cold
"Vitamin C and the Common Cold" is a popular science book by Linus Pauling that argues high doses of vitamin C can help prevent and treat the common cold, sparking decades of debate and research on the topic.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government document ⓘ public health report ⓘ
aimedTo	inform policymakers about health risks of smoking ⓘ inform the general public about health risks of smoking ⓘ
basedOn	clinical studies ⓘ epidemiological studies ⓘ experimental studies ⓘ
chairpersonOfAdvisoryCommittee	Luther L. Terry ⓘ
commissionedBy	U.S. Surgeon General Luther L. Terry ⓘ
concluded	cigarette smoking is a cause of chronic bronchitis ⓘ cigarette smoking is a cause of lung cancer in men ⓘ cigarette smoking is a probable cause of lung cancer in women ⓘ cigarette smoking is associated with coronary heart disease ⓘ cigarette smoking is associated with emphysema ⓘ cigarette smoking is associated with increased overall mortality ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
distribution	nationwide in the United States ⓘ
focusesOn	cigarette smoking ⓘ health effects of smoking ⓘ
followedBy	subsequent Surgeon General’s reports on smoking and health ⓘ
impact	catalyzed modern tobacco control movement in the United States ⓘ influenced tobacco control policies worldwide ⓘ shifted public perception of smoking from personal habit to major health risk ⓘ
influenced	restrictions on cigarette advertising ⓘ smoke-free policies in public places ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
ledTo	1965 Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act ⓘ 1969 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act ⓘ federal legislation requiring health warnings on cigarette packages in the United States ⓘ
numberOfCommitteeMembers	10 ⓘ
partOf	United States federal government publications ⓘ linked to: GovInfo.gov
preparedBy	Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States ⓘ
publicationDate	1964-01-11 ⓘ
publishedBy	Office of the Surgeon General of the United States ⓘ linked to: Office of the Surgeon General U.S. Public Health Service ⓘ linked to: Public Health Service
publisherType	federal government ⓘ
recognizedAs	landmark U.S. public health document ⓘ turning point in U.S. tobacco control policy ⓘ
shortName	1964 Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health ⓘ linked to: Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health
stated	cigarette smoking is a health hazard of sufficient importance to warrant appropriate remedial action ⓘ
subject	chronic disease ⓘ epidemiology ⓘ public health ⓘ tobacco smoking ⓘ
timePeriodAddressed	mid-20th century smoking patterns in the United States ⓘ
title	Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States ⓘ linked to: Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health
year	1964 ⓘ

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