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Title Duty calls : lessons learned from an unexpected life of service / Antonia Coello Novello, MD, MPH, DrPH with Jill S. Tietjen, PE.
Author Novello, Antonia C., author.
Publication Info. Wheat Ridge, Colorado : Fulcrum Publishing, [2024]
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 Alafaya  B NOVELLO    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  B NOVELLO    Check Shelves
Description xxiii, 247 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Note Includes discussion questions.
Summary "For over four decades, Dr. Antonia Novello has served the nation in various capacities, including serving as Deputy Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, being named the first woman and the first Hispanic Surgeon General of the United States, and serving as the Commissioner of Health for the State of New York. Her life has been one of perseverance, battling childhood illness to become an advocate of health for young people, and dedication to public service. This book examines her inspirational and pioneering life through a series of lessons she has learned along the way, sharing these lessons with future generations"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Novello, Antonia C.
Health officers -- United States -- Biography.
Pediatricians -- United States -- Biography.
Women pediatricians -- United States -- Biography.
Hispanic American pediatricians -- Biography.
Genre Autobiography (DNLM)D020493
Autobiographies.
Added Author Tietjen, Jill S., author.
ISBN 9781682754467 (paperback) : $19.95
1682754464 (paperback)
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