Guess who is "Keeping Up", Dr. Regina Benjamin, a 52 year-old family practice doctor. Obama announced on Monday that Dr. Benjamin is his choice for Surgeon General.
"When people couldn't pay, she didn't charge them," Obama said. "When the clinic wasn't making money, she didn't take a salary for herself."
He called Benjamin "a relentless promoter" of programs to fight preventable illness.
Benjamin cited the toll of preventable illness as the reason her family was not with her at the announcement: Her father died with diabetes and high blood pressure; her older brother and only sibling died at age 44 of an HIV-related illness; her mother died of lung cancer after taking up smoking as a girl; her mother's twin brother could not attend because he is at home "struggling for each breath" after a lifetime of smoking.
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#KeepingUP Fact: The Surgeon General serves as America's chief health educator by providing Americans the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness and injury.
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Congrats Dr. Benjamin!
I think that it is amazing to see so many minorities hold such important positions in our country! ;)
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