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Date: 15 Nov 1977
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Califano, J.A., J.R.
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LEGAL DEPT FILE ROOM
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03764106
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LETT, LETTER
Recipient
Oneill, T.P.
Named Organization
Bureau of Health Education
Center for Disease Control
Natl Clearinghouse for Smoking + He
Public Health Service
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03763512/03766002/S H Re 1979 Surgeon General S Report.
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05 Jun 1998
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R1-037
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Stmn/Produced
Author (Organization)
Hew, Dept of Health Education and Welfare
Characteristic
MARG, MARGINALIA
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03764103/6002
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L, Honorable Thomas P'. 0''Nei l'1 Speaker of the'House of Representatives Washi ngton, D. C. 20515. . THE SECR'ETA,R'Y' OF HEALTH, EDUC/1TIONy,AND W'ELFARE WIlSH I'N'GTO N, D. C.2'02'O1 NOV 15 1977 NOV 16' 1977 "'. :.'~'::'~ Dear Wfr. Speaker: As reti,uircu bySectioi} a"(,a) of tiie Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act of' 1969 (P'ublic Law 9T-222')', enclosed i's the 1976 Report to Congress oni the IH'ealth Consequences of Smoking. Th=: syear's, report includesthe"BibIli ograpfiy on Smoking and~ Heal th,- 15,"the offilciall abstractbuliletin of' theNa~ti~on'a1Clearinghouse for~ Smoking and'i INealthi, Bureau of Realithi E'ducation', Center for MseaseControl, Pub~liicHealth Serv,ilce. It presentsthes~cien~tifici~nfo'rmatilon published siince last year"s report to Congress. Aliso' part of this year"'s report is "The Health Consequences of Smoking, a Reference Edition," a comDilation of selected' chapters from previous reports to! Concress. Thiis reference edition was prepar-ed' to emphasize the fact that the major health risks from smoking are known and that recent scientific i'nformation refines the understanding of these relationships. Wi~thout d'oubt, cigarettesmoking: is, al cause ofcard7iovascular di~sease, 'r,various types of cancer, and respiratory d'isease. Its toll in illl!ness and premature death is needliess and preventable. B'ecause, of my strong commitment to reducing the morbidity an' r^ortalitywhich result from smoki'ng,, the Department is conducti'ng a major review of its programs in this field in order to introduce administrative and~ legisiative proposals to combat this probil'em. Sincerely, 0~ ` _f~.F :,~_ 4L ' Ctnclosure ~. .. ~ c~

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