U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers

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U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers are uniformed health professionals who serve in federal public health roles to protect, promote, and advance the health and safety of the United States.


Statements (65)
Predicate Object
instanceOf public health professionals
uniformed service officers
benefitsInclude education benefits
health care benefits
housing allowances
retirement benefits
canBeActivatedFor disease outbreaks
humanitarian missions
natural disasters
public health emergencies
canBeAssignedTo Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Food and Drug Administration
Health Resources and Services Administration
Indian Health Service
National Institutes of Health
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
U.S. Coast Guard
federal prisons
international organizations
state and local health departments
canBeDeployedBy U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
country United States of America
employer U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
fieldOfWork clinical care
disaster response
disease prevention
environmental health
epidemiology
health administration
health promotion
health research
mental health
preventive medicine
public health
hasRankStructureSimilarTo United States Navy
headedBy Surgeon General of the United States
legalAuthorityFrom United States Code
legalStatus commissioned officers
memberOf United States uniformed services
operatesInJurisdiction United States federal government
partOf United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
primaryMission advance the health and safety of the United States
promote public health in the United States
protect the health of the United States population
professionalBackgroundIncludes dentists
engineers
environmental health officers
health services officers
nurses
pharmacists
physicians
scientists
veterinarians
subjectTo Uniform Code of Military Justice in certain circumstances
usesFlagOfficerRanks rear admiral
rear admiral lower half
vice admiral
usesRankTitles captain
commander
ensign
lieutenant
lieutenant commander
lieutenant junior grade
wearsUniformOf United States Public Health Service

Referenced by (16)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
United States Public Health Service ("Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service")
employs
Luther L. Terry ("United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps")
Surgeon General of the United States ("U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps")
memberOf
Deputy Surgeon General of the United States ("United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps")
U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers ("United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps")
partOf
Seal of the United States Public Health Service ("U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps")
United States Navy rear admiral ("United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps")
usedBy
Public Health Service Act ("Public Health Service Commissioned Corps")
authorizes
Hygienic Laboratory
employerOf
United States Public Health Service ("U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps")
hasPart
Surgeon General of the United States ("U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps")
headOf
United States Public Health Service ("U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps")
oversees
Seal of the United States Public Health Service ("U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps")
represents
Surgeon General of the United States ("U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps")
serviceBranch
U.S. Public Health Service quarantine station at Angel Island ("Public Health Service sanitarians")
staffedBy

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