Surgeon General Vivek Murthy: Crises and Common Ground

Howie and Harlan welcome Vivek Murthy, the 19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States and a graduate of the Yale School of Medicine and the Yale School of Management. They talk about his campaigns to tackle parental stress, gun violence, and the dangers of social media, and the importance of communicating across political divides.

Links:

Parents Under Pressure: The U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory on the Mental Health & Well-Being of Parents

Youth Mental Health: The Surgeon General’s Advisory

Yale School of Medicine | Auguste Fortin VI, MD, MPH, MACP

Vivek Murthy: “Surgeon General: Why I’m Calling for a Warning Label on Social Media Platforms”

Firearm Violence: A Public Health Crisis in America: The Surgeon General’s Advisory

The Surgeon General’s 1964 report on smoking and health

Vivek Murthy at Yale College Class Day Exercises

Health Misinformation: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Building a Healthy Information Environment

Social Media and Youth Mental Health: The Surgeon General’s Advisory

Log Off Movement

“Fetterman, Britt Introduce Bill to Require Mental Health Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms”