Quotes from David Satcher

Our nation's blood supply is safer than it's ever been, and it's getting safer as we speak.

The challenge is to become part of the struggle, to make a positive difference.

There is no health without mental health.

I'm convinced that we can shape a different future for this country as it relates to mental health and as it relates to suicide.

The people of this country desperately need to engage in an open and honest debate about mental health.

I'm convinced that we can shape a different future for this country as it relates to mental health and as it relates to suicide.

Seventy-five percent of women who smoke would like to quit, and yet only two to three percent quit every year... It's significant because we can help women quit smoking.

The same things that lead to disparities in health in this country on a day-to-day basis led to disparities in the impact of Hurricane Katrina.

We believe that more than 4 percent of the children in this country suffer ADHD... We want to know how to better identify and refer children for treatment.