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 * Scholastic - Latinos in History
 * FactMonster.com
 * [|Wikipedia]

=__Notes On:__ Antonia Novella=

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 * Was born on August 23, 1944 in Farjado, Puerto Rico.
 * She was a Puerto Rican physician and public health administrator.
 * She was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
 * She also served as fourteenth Surgeon General of the United States from 1990 to 1993.
 * She was the first women and first Hispanic to serve as Surgeon General.
 * She served as Commissioner of Health for the State of New York from 1999 to 2006.
 * In 1979, she had joined the Public Health Service and had received commission in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
 * The first assignment given to her was as a project officer at the National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism and Digestive Diseases of the National Institutes of Health.
 * While at NIH, Novello worked on an MPH degree from the John Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, receiving the degree in 1982.
 * Antonia had also worked as Coordinator of AIDS Research which had lead her to take an interest in pediatric AIDS.
 * On March 9, 1990, President George H. W. Bush had appointed her the position of Surgeon General.
 * She had been the first woman and Hispanic to be appointed this position.
 * While in the position of Surgeon General, she had mainly focused on the health of women, children, and minorities. She had also focused on underage drinking, smoking and AIDS.
 * She had often spoke out to people about illegal underage drinking and had called the Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services about this serious subject.
 * Novella had played an important part in the Healthy Children Ready to Learn Initiative along with other organizations.
 * She had also had big speeches about young people and the use of illegal tobacco.
 * Antonia left her position of Surgeon General on June 30, 1993 with the administration of President Bill Clinton.
 * After resigning her position, she had remained in the corps the Public Health Service.
 * She was then assigned Special Representative for Health and Nutrition from the United Nations Children's Fund or the UNICEF from 1993 to 1996.
 * After her job as the Special Representative, she had become the Visiting Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health.

**__ Antonia Novello __** Antonia Novello was born on August 23, 1944 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. When she was born, she had suffered majorly from a abnormality of the colon. This had casted a shadow over her from having a normal and fun childhood. At age 8, her father had passed away while she still had her condition of her colon. Her condition would have been treated and taken care of at this age, but she was kept waiting for another 10 years for a more effective treatment from more useful tools. **(** "Antonia Novello." Wikipedia. **)**

Antonia had graduated high school at age 15 because of her mother’s strict importance of getting an education at an early age. After high school, she went and attended the University of Puerto Rico located in Rio Piedras. While attending the college, she had finally received the surgery she had needed for her condition and was fixed. There were, though, complications from this operation which had caused her trouble and made it hard for her to live for the next 2 years. **(** "Antonia Novello." Wikipedia. **)**

She had then traveled to the U.S. for yet another treatment for her condition at the Mayo Clinic Center. She had then had received her Bachelor of Science degree at Rio Piedras in 1965. She had also got her Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of Puerto Rico in 1970. That same year, just months after receiving her degree, Antonia got married to Joseph R. Novello. In 1979, she had joined the Public Health Service and had received commission in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. **(** "Antonia Novello." Wikipedia. **)**

1 year later, she had went into the National Institutes of Health or the NIH in Maryland. Over the next 2 years, she had moved from work position to work position. For example, she moved from the Institute of Arthritis project officer, to the Metabolism and Digestive Diseases Deputy Director. While over at NIH, Novello worked on an MPH degree from the John Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. She then had received the MPH degree in 1982. **(** "Antonia Novello." Wikipedia. **)**

But everything had changed in the year of1990. That was when President George Bush had appointed Antonia as the Surgeon General of the U.S. Not only was she the first woman to be appointed this position, but the first Hispanic to have this post given. This was a big shock to everyone because they thought she couldn’t fulfill this position because of how she was a woman and a Hispanic. **(** "Antonia Novello Biography." **)**

Throughout her position, she spoke out to many people and minorities about illegal smoking, drinking under the influence and AIDS. She had mainly reached out to women and children about these categories. She would have consultations with the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services about this very important subject. **(** "Antonia Novello Biography." **)**

After 3 years of service, she had resigned and went over to the United Nation’s Children Health Foundation or the UNICEF. Over at UNICEF, she had become the Special Representative for Health and Nutrition for the children that were over there from 1993 to 1996. With this occupation, she had traveled the world from Peru to Nepal trying to help people the best she could. **(** "Antonia Novello Biography." **)**

After that, she had become the Visiting Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. Then from 1999 to 2006, she had served as the Commissioner of Health for New York. Since the year of 2008, Antonia Novello has been the Vice President for Women’s and Children’s Health and Policy Affairs at the Disney Children’s Hospital in Orlando, FL. **(** "Antonia Novello Biography."** ) **

**__ Works Cited __** "Antonia Novello Biography." //Academy of Achievement//. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2014.

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