David Satcher Believe Quotations

We believe that more than 4 percent of the children in this country suffer ADHD... We want to know how to better identify and refer children for treatment.

Many people believe that dealing with overweight and obesity is a personal responsibility. To some degree they are right, but it is also a community responsibility. When there are no safe, accessible places for children to play or adults to walk, jog, or ride a bike, that is a community responsibility.

We believe the treatment is to really discuss this issue with (patients) and to try them make them understand that we are able to respond, but to also understand the harm that can be done if people hoard antibiotics, use them inappropriately so that we develop more resistant strains

It's hard to believe that more people have died from suicide than homicide, but it's a sad fact,