Richard Carmona-M.D.; 17th U.S. Surgeon General (2002-2006); Vice Chairman, Canyon Ranch; President, Canyon Ranch Institute

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1:07:05

RICHARD CARMONA

M.D.; 17th U.S. Surgeon General (2002-2006); Vice Chairman, Canyon Ranch; President, Canyon Ranch Institute

In conversation with Robert Mahley, M.D., Ph.D.; President, UCSF J. David Gladstone Institutes

Carmona describes the current health crisis as preventable and reversible. He notes that chronic disease accounts for 7 in 10 deaths and 75 cents of every dollar spent on health care in the United States. As 17th U.S. surgeon general, Carmona worked to revise the nation's approach to health by emphasizing the importance of increasing prevention, eliminating health disparities and improving health literacy. Carmona's rise to being "doctor of the nation" is particularly remarkable because of his disadvantaged childhood. He was homeless at age 6 and a high-school dropout at 17

This program was recorded in front of a live audience on April 2, 2008