Surgeon General
Executive orders directing the Surgeon General · 2 in Obama · 7 all terms.
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Revised List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases
This executive order amends the list of quarantinable communicable diseases to include severe acute respiratory syndromes (SARS-like diseases) that pose pandemic potential or high mortality/morbidity risk, explicitly excluding influenza. The update expands federal quarantine authority under Section 264(b) of Title 42 to cover emerging respiratory threats beyond the original 2003 list.
Establishing the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council
This executive order establishes the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council within HHS, chaired by the Surgeon General, to coordinate federal prevention and wellness efforts. It mandates development of a national health strategy and requires annual reports to Congress through 2015 on progress toward disease prevention goals.