U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy’s Final Prescription for America

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Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 16 January 2025

⏱️ 121 minutes

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Summary

Vice Admiral Dr. Vivek Murthy is America’s Surgeon General, a visionary public health leader, and architect of groundbreaking initiatives addressing loneliness and youth mental health. This conversation—likely his final interview in office—reveals how disconnection underlies our growing health challenges. We explore the parental mental health crisis, the impact of social media on youth, and his powerful parting prescription for America: choose community. While his recent landmark advisory on alcohol warning labels came after our recording, we delve into his vision for healing by rebuilding connection. Dr. Murthy offers us medicine for what ails us. This one is special. Enjoy! Show notes + MORE Watch on YouTube Newsletter Sign-Up Today’s Sponsors: On: High-performance shoes & apparel crafted for comfort and style 👉on.com/richroll AG1: Get a FREE bottle of Vitamin D3+K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs 👉drinkAG1.com/richroll This episode is brought to you by Better Help: Listeners get 10% off their first month 👉BetterHelp.com/RICHROLL Check out all of the amazing discounts from our Sponsors 👉 richroll.com/sponsors Find out more about Voicing Change Media at voicingchange.media and follow us @voicingchange

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0:43.6	office of Surgeon General, where we not only can say things and need to be said, but we
0:48.4	should.
0:49.4	When Dr. Vivek Merti became the U.S. Surgeon General, he did something unprecedented.
0:54.0	He identified loneliness as a public.S. Surgeon General, he did something unprecedented. He identified
0:54.7	loneliness as a public health crisis. In other words, at the very heart of what most ails us,
1:00.6	both as individuals and on a societal level, is our disconnection from each other. And so now,
1:06.9	upon the conclusion of his eight-year term, Dr. Murthy offers one final parting prescription
1:11.4	for America, a powerful call to action to choose community.
1:17.4	Now, while most public health officials focus on symptoms, Dr. Murthy has really dedicated
1:22.0	his efforts to addressing root causes.
1:24.8	His work reveals a profound truth, which is that our physical and mental well-being
1:29.7	are inextricably linked to the strength of our relationships and the depth of our connections.
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