USPHS, what does it stand for, who works for, and what does it accomplish.
• US Public Health Service (PHS)- is a part of the US Department of Heath and Human Services with eight agencies dedicated to improving and advancing the health of this country's people. US PHS Commissioned Corps- provides highly trained and mobile health professionals who conduct programs to promote the health of the nation, understand and prevent disease and injury, ensure safe and effective drugs and medical devices, deliver health services to federal beneficiaries, and provide health expertise in time of war or other national or international emergency.
• The first Surgeon General was appointed in 1871 to head the Marine Hospital Service, itself established in 1798 to minister to sick and injured merchant seamen, It was reorganized as the US PHS in 1912.
• To accomplish the mission of the PHS, its agencies/programs are designed to:
o Help provide health care and related services to medically underserved populations: Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, and other poopulation groups with special needs.
o Prevent and control disease, identify health hazards in the environment and help correct them, and promote healthy lifestyles for the nation's citizens.
o Improve the mental health of all populations in the U.S.
o Ensure that drugs andmedical devices are safe and effective, food is safe and wholesome, cosmetics are harmless, and electronic products do not expose users to dangerous amounts of radiation
o Conduct and support biomedical, behavioral, and health services research and communicate research results to health professionals and the public.
o Work with other nations and international agencies on global health problems and their solutions.
• Candidate must have earned a qualifying bachelor's degree.
• Department of health and human services
o Indian Health Service
o Center for Disease Control Prevention
o Food and Drug Administration
o Health Resources and Services Administration
o National Institutes of Health
• Department of Justice
o Bureau of Prisons
• Department of Defense
o Military Bases