[The Call to Action - Contents]
The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Sexual Health and Responsible Sexual Behavior
Acknowledgments
This report was prepared by the Office of the Surgeon General with support from
the DHHS Office of Population Affairs.
RADM Kenneth Moritsugu, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Surgeon General, Office of the
Surgeon General
Damon Thompson, Director of Communications, Office of the Surgeon General
Cynthia Bennett, Deputy Director of Public Affairs, Office of the Surgeon
General
CAPT Allan S. Noonan, M.D., M.P.H., Senior Advisor, Office of the Surgeon
General
Mireille B. Kanda, M.D., M.P.H., Acting Director, Office of Population Affairs
John Jarman, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Population Affairs
Barbara Cohen, Policy Analyst, Office of Population Affairs
Editors
Eli Coleman, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Program in Human Sexuality,
Department of Family Practice and Community Health, University of Minnesota -
Scientific Editor and Special Advisor
Janet Shibley Hyde, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology,
University of Wisconsin, Madison - Scientific Editor
Michael W. Ross, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor, School of Public Health, University
of Texas at Houston - Scientific Editor
Contributors
Hortensia Amaro, Ph.D., Boston University
John Bancroft, M.D., Indiana University
John O.G. Billy, Ph.D., Battelle Institute
Jane D. Brown, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Eli Coleman, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Jacqueline E. Darroch, Ph.D., The Alan Guttmacher Institute
John D. DeLamater, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
J. Dennis Fortenberry, M.D., Indiana University
William N. Friedrich, M.D., Mayo Clinic
Jennifer J. Frost, D.P.H., The Alan Guttmacher Institute
Julia Heiman, Ph.D., University of Washington
Janet Shibley Hyde, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Michael R. Kauth, Ph.D., Tulane University
Sarah N. Keller, Ph.D., Emerson College
Douglas Kirby, Ph.D. ETR Associates
Roger J.R. Levesque, J.D., Ph.D., University of Arizona
Ilsa Lottes, Ph.D., University of Maryland
Brent C. Miller, Ph.D., Utah State University
Sumie Okazaki, Ph.D., University of Illinois
Anita Raj, Ph.D., Boston University
Michael W. Ross, Ph.D., University of Texas
Tom Smith, Ph.D., University of Chicago
William R. Stayton, Th.D., Widener University
Brian Wilcox, Ph.D., University of Nebraska
Gail Wyatt, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Steering Committee
Julio C. Abreu, AIDS Action
Christine Bachrach, Ph.D., National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development,
John Bancroft, M.D., Indiana University
Calvin O. Butts, III, Abyssinian Baptist Church
Barbara Cohen, Office of Population Affairs
Lydia Cole, Colbalt Communictions
Eli Coleman, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Tim Cruz, M.D., dr.Drew.com
Linda Wright DeAguero, Ph.D., M.P.H., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Elliot Dorff, Ph.D., University of Judaism
Teresa Frydryk, M.P.H., JSI Research and Training Institute
Barbara Huberman, M.Ed., Advocates for Youth
Janet Shibley Hyde, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
Douglas Kirby, Ph.D., ETR Associates
Sarah Kovner, Office of the Secretary
RADM Arthur J. Lawrence, Ph.D., M.B.A, Office of Public Health and Science
Rafael Mazin, M.D., M.P.H., Pan American Health Organization
CAPT Allan S. Noonan, M.D., M.P.H., Office of the Surgeon General
Marcy Ouellette, M.D., M.P.H., Office of Population Affairs.
Michael W. Ross, Ph.D., M.P.H., University of Texas at Houston
Rachel Ross, Meharry Medical College
Denese O. Shervington, M.D., M.P.H., Office of Population Affairs
Shepherd Smith, Institute for Youth Development
Randolph Wykoff, M.D., Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Newport, Rhode Island
Discussion Group Leaders
John Bancroft, M.D., Indiana University
James Breiling, Ph.D., National Institute of Mental Health
Eli Coleman, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Deborah Haffner, M.P.H., SIECUS
Julia Heiman, Ph.D., University of Washington
Linette Leibling, M.P.H., JSI Research and Training Institute
William Stayton, Th.D., Widener University
William Yarber, H.S.D., Indiana University
Warrenton, Virginia
Discussion Group Leaders
Christine Bachrach, Ph.D., National Institute for Child Health and Human
Development
John Bancroft, M.D., Indiana University
James Breiling, Ph.D., National Institute of Mental Health
Linda Dominguez, R.N., N.P., Planned Parenthood of New Mexico
Elliot Dorff, Ph.D., University of Judaism
James Keenan, S.J., Ph.D., Weston Jesuit School of Theology
Jamie Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Bronwyn Mayden, M.S.W., Campaign for Our Children
CAPT Allan Noonan, M.D., M.P.H., Office of the Surgeon General
Shepherd Smith, Institute for Youth Development
William Stayton, Th.D. Widener University
William Yarber, H.S.D., Indiana University
Reviewers
Nicole Lurie, M.D., M.S.P.H., (former) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Health, Office of Public Health and Science, USDHHS
Beverly L. Malone, Ph.D., R.N., (former) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health,
Office of Public Health and Science, USDHHS
Numerous offices and agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, and
Christine Bachrach, Ph.D., National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development
John Bancroft, M.D., Indiana University
Charles Cesaretti, Center for Sexuality and Religion
Linda Dominguez, R.N., N.P., Planned Parenthood of New Mexico
Elliot Dorff, Ph.D., University of Judaism
James Keenan, S.J., Ph.D., Weston Jesuit School of Theology
Jamie Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Linda Fisher, Ph.D., American Association of Retired Persons
Douglas Kirby, Ph.D., ETR Associates
Joseph McIlaney, M.D., The Medical Institute for Sexual Health
Bronwyn Mayden, M.S.W., Campaign for Our Children
Rafael Mazin, Ph.D., Pan American Health Organization
Shepherd Smith, Institute for Youth Development
William Stayton, Th.D., Widener University
Francisco Sy, Ph.D., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Patricia F. Ware, P.F.W. Foundation
William Yarber, H.S.D. Indiana University