Gary Brecka

Surgeon General's office.

Her role is updated, so I'll allow her to update us on that tune.

But thank you so much for coming on the Ultimate Human Podcast.

I'm so happy to have you here.

You know, one of the things I've noticed about this administration, at least as it relates to health care and health care policy, is they're asking hard questions.

They're challenging some of the status quo.

They're shaking things up, all to have a positive impact on Americans' health care.

They are not accepting the fact that we are spending nearly $5 trillion a year on healthcare and the outcome has been some of the sickest, fattest, most disease-ridden human beings on the planet.

And I think, you know, I would love, first of all, for you to correct your title because I know I left some of those out.

I've never heard that saying.

You know, I wonder if we might just for, you know, most people that are watching this podcast, everybody has heard of the Office of the Surgeon General, the Surgeon General for sure.

But and states have Surgeon Generals as well.

But can we just kind of demystify the office for a minute?

And like, what is the role of this in the government?

And what are some of the initiatives that are going on in the Surgeon General?

Why should my audience draw their attention or care about what's going on at the Office of the Surgeon General?

Wow, that's, I mean, because I think, you know, very often we don't humanize these departments.

And one of the things I loved about getting to know you is you had a 25-year history as a physician, raised a family.

You're a wife.

You're a mother.