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__** Dr. Antiona Coello Novello **__Organized by: Early Years


 * She was born August 23, 1944 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. (Fact Monster) http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0878914.html
 * She had a chronic colon disease which she tried to get fixed in Puerto Rico but it failed.
 * She finally went to America to get it corrected.
 * After the surgery, it inspired her to pursue her dream in medicine.
 * Her mother cared a lot about her and her education and pushed her to do her very best. (Antonia Novello Biography)[]
 * Her mother worked as a teacher and then a principal.

Organized by: Middle Years


 * She first earned her BS or Bachelor of Science degree.(Fact Monster)http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0878914.html
 * A couple years later, she earned her MD, or Medicine Degree.
 * She then married Joseph Novello who was a US army flight surgeon in about 1970.
 * After they married they went to Ann Harbor, Michigan to intern at a hospital.
 * There, she did pediatric nephrology at the University of Michigan Medical Center.
 * Some time passed and they went to DC to join Georgetown University Hospital.
 * She married Joseph NovelloAntonia Novello Biography)[]
 * She went to Maryland to work as a doctor specialist.

Organized by: Later Life
 * She joined the public health service. (Wikipedia)[]
 * She was given the position Surgeon General by George W. Busch.
 * She left her position as surgeon general on June 30.
 * She married Joseph Novello who was a US army flight surgeon and __**also**__ a psychiatrist.
 * In 209, she was taken to court for making her workers be her personal assistants.
 * She was not guilty but then was proven to be guilty.

The Latino Who Changed Science

Dr. Antonia Coello Novello is one Latino of many who changed Science forever. Born August 23, 1944 in Fajardo Puerto Rico, she endured a problem with her colon which gave her problems growing up into her teen years. Novello, on top of that, still seeked proper treatment when her father died when she was only eight years old of age. Then, finally, she was given treatment 10 years later while in the school of the University of Puerto Rico. Her mom really cared about her education and that is why it made Novello love and care about school so much. After her treatment, she still was having problems. Five years later, she traveled to the United States to find treatment and took it to get her colon fixed. Antonia then went back to the college and received her Bachelor of Science degree at University of Puerto Rico. About five years later, she also received her degree in Medicine. (Antonia Novello Biography)

After receiving her MD, she married Joseph Novello who was a flight surgeon for the US Army. She and Joseph moved to Ann Harbor, Michigan where she got interested and started to intern at the University of Michigan Medical Center. In about 1974, she and Joseph headed to Washington DC and she interned and partly worked at Georgetown University Hospital. After that in about 1978- 1979, she went to Maryland to become a worker at the National Institutes of Health. For the next 12 years in her life, she made progress from a project officer dealing with the Institute of Arthritis and Metabolism and Digestive Diseases to becoming a Deputy Director to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Since she improved and was working really hard, the White House then noticed. After working for about 12 years, she received a master’s degree in public health in 1982 from the John Hopkins University College. (Antonia Coello Novello)

A couple years went by and George W Bush chose Antonia Novello to be Surgeon General for the US in the year of 1990. She was the first woman and first Hispanic to have this great of an honor. After Antonia Novello became first Hispanic and woman to become Surgeon General, she became very well- known and popular. Since she was popular, she got special attention to address a lot of health problems that people had. She worked to prevent teen smoking and drinking during this time. (Antonia Novello Biography)

Antonia left her job as a Surgeon General and worked for the UNICEF, a United Nations Fund for Children. She specialized in the Health and Nutrition Representation for kids to learn about. Antonia Novello traveled around the world to speak to people about nutrition and health including to kids and adults. She got a new job in 1999 as a Commissioner of Health for New York. She then moved on to a different job in Orlando, Florida. In 2008, she was a vice president for children’s and woman’s policy affairs in Disney’s Children’s Hospital in Orlando at Florida’s Hospital. She made it a great and safe place for children. Antonia Novello advertised how to prevent illnesses and develop the health of friends and families. (Antonia Novello Biography)

In 2009, though, an Albany inspector declared that Antonia Novello had been bossing around her employees to be her personal assistants for the seven years she had been working as a Commissioner of Health for New York in Albany. So on May 12, 2009, she was taken into court and proven not guilty. Later on, she was proven guilty, had to pay a fine, and had to do 250 hours of community service. After completing that, she said she was sorry and hoped to be back working in Orlando in no time. (Antonia Novello)

Antonia really changed Science forever and made really big achievements in her life. She was the first Latino and woman to become Surgeon General of the US. Novello also worked hard in all of her other practices. She had the courage and determination it takes. I hope Hispanics and Latinos continue to grow on that and make even bigger achievements. ( my opinion)


 * __Works Cited__**

"Antonia Novello." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Apr. 2014. Web. 01 May 2014.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonia_Novello
 * This source is credible because it is consistent with other websites.

"Antonia Novello Biography." //-- Academy of Achievement//. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2014.http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/nov0bio-1
 * I think this cite is credible because it is from Academy of Achievement and is from Washington DC, where people in government work hard to make their websites updated.

" Antonia Coello Novello. Factmonster Web. 01 May 2014.http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0878914.html
 * I think this source is credible because we use this cite at schools and the teachers trust it as well.