Properties (89)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Person
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| gptkbp:advocacy |
HIV/AIDS awareness
Women's health issues Teen pregnancy prevention LGBTQ+ health issues |
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:American_College_of_Obstetricians_and_Gynecologists
gptkb:National_Medical_Association gptkb:American_Academy_of_Pediatrics gptkb:American_Public_Health_Association |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:National_Public_Health_Hero_Award
gptkb:American_Public_Health_Association_Award Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Wisconsin Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Arkansas National_Public_Health_Association_Award |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
August 13, 1933
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Schuyler_County,_Arkansas,_USA
Schuyler_County,_Missouri,_USA |
| gptkbp:children |
1
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
Advocating for drug policy reform
Promoting healthy lifestyles Promoting mental health awareness Promoting health equity Advocating for mental health services Promoting global health initiatives Promoting women's health issues Advocating for health care access Advocating for public health funding Promoting health literacy Promoting research in public health Promoting vaccination awareness Advocating for LGBTQ+ health issues Advocating for childhood obesity prevention Advocating for community health initiatives Advocating for comprehensive sex education Advocating for environmental health issues Advocating for family planning services Advocating for health care access for minorities Advocating for health care for low-income families Advocating for health care for the elderly Advocating for health care reform Advocating for health policy reform Advocating for nutrition education Advocating for social justice in health care Advocating for tobacco control policies Promoting HIV/AIDS awareness Promoting access to mental health care Promoting access to reproductive health services Promoting adolescent health Promoting diversity in health professions Promoting health care for children. Promoting health care for rural communities Promoting health care for the uninsured Promoting health education in schools Promoting physical activity initiatives Promoting preventive health care |
| gptkbp:controversy |
Comments on masturbation
Resignation_from_Surgeon_General_position |
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Arkansas_for_Medical_Sciences
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| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:Mildred_Joycelyn_Elders
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Joycelyn Elders
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| gptkbp:image |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Joycelyn_Elders%2C_1993.jpg/800px-Joycelyn_Elders%2C_1993.jpg
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Margaret_Sanger |
| gptkbp:influences |
Public health policy
Health care reform Sex education policy |
| gptkbp:involved |
Community health programs
Public speaking on health issues Health education initiatives Policy development in health care Mentorship in public health |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Advocacy for reproductive health
Advocacy for sex education Advocacy for sex education and health care access |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
First African American woman to serve as U.S. Surgeon General
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:occupation |
Physician
Public Health Administrator |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Dr._Antonia_Novello
gptkb:Joycelyn_Elders |
| gptkbp:previousName |
M._Joycelyn_Elders
|
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Little_Rock,_Arkansas,_USA
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:W._A._Elders
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Dr._David_Satcher
Henry_Foster |
| gptkbp:termEnd |
December 1994
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| gptkbp:termStart |
September 1993
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| gptkbp:website |
joycelynelder.com
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