USPHS Physicians Professional Advisory Committee (PPAC)
United State Public Health Service

  History and culture of the PHS
 

•  Mission of the PHS CC
•  Core values of the PHS CC
•  History
•  Images
•  Books and publications


•  Flags, Seal, Logos
•  PHS Music
•  Military Protocol
•  Standards of Conduct
•  PHS CC Personnel Manual
 



  Mission of the PHS CC
  • New Mission Statement         02/17/2005
• Previous Mission Statement  09/1989

  Core Values of the PHS CC
  CORE VALUES OF THE US COMMISSIONED CORPS ANNOUNCED
• Leadership: Provides vision and purpose in public health through inspiration,
  dedication, and loyalty.
• Service: Demonstrates a commitment to public health through compassionate actions
   and stewardship of time, resources, and talents.
• Integrity: Exemplifies uncompromising ethical conduct and maintains the highest
  standards of responsibility and accountability.
• Excellence: Exhibits superior performance and continuous improvement in knowledge
  and expertise.
Comments about new Corps Values: Acting SG, RADM Kenneth P. Moritsugu, USPHS

  History
  • History of the Commissioned Corps
• History of the Office of the Surgeon General
PHS Bicentenniel Celebration Web Site
• PHS History Quiz
• Office of the PHS Historian

• History of the Public Health Service Hospitals

  Images
  • Images from the History of the Public Health Service: A Photographic Exhibit 
      • Index of photographs

• Photographs of previous PHS Surgeons General


• 20 minute Online Video: History the PHS, "Plagues and Politics", book by F. Mullen    
     • Download Audio/Media Player


• Official Logos of the PHS

Back to top Books and publications
  • Knoben, James CAPT USPHS (Ret.), Knoben, Alice CDR USPHS New! Posted 5/15/06
  Public Health Service Officer's Guide; Protocol & Service Standards
  Published and distributed by the USPHS Commissioned Officers Foundation (COF) 2006
         • The COF has offered 6,000 copies of this book to DHHS at no cost for further
            distribution to each officer currently on active duty.   
         • Pending the Secretary's acceptance of the donation, OSG has tentatively agreed
            to distribute the books to officers.
         • Books for NIH officers are available at liaison office.
         • Additional copies available from the COF for $14.95 each. 
         • The USPHS Commissioned Officers Association 's   Frontline Newsletter 05/2006
            contains a review of the Knobens's book (page 10)
         • Update from COF about why the book had not yet been distributed New! 11/20/06

• Fortuine, Robert, CAPT, USPHS (Ret.)  New! Posted 5/15/06
  A Century of Adventure in Northern Health:
  The Public Health Service Commissioned Corps in Alaska, 1879-1978
  Published by the USPHS Commissioned Officers Foundation , 2006
  Distributed by the University of Alaska Press
         Copies available through COF for $18.95 each.

• Mullan, Fitzhugh
  Plagues and Politics
  New York: Basic Books, 1989

• Furman, Bess
  A Profile of the United States Public Health Service, 1798-1948
  Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 1960

• Williams, Ralph C.,
  The United States Public Health Service, 1798-1950
  Washington, D.C., Commissioned Officers Assoc. of the PHS, 1951

• History, Mission, and Organization of the Public Health Service
  DHEW Publication, July, 1976

• A Common Thread of Service, An Historical Guide to HEW

  DHEW Publication No. (OS) 73-45

  Flags, Seal, Logos
  • History of the PHS Seal and Flag
• Flag of the PHS
• Flag of the PHS Surgeon General
• Flag of the PHS Deputy Surgeon General
• Flag of the PHS Assistant Surgeons General

• Official Logos of the PHS

REGULATIONS
•  PHS Flags and Automobile Plates
       PHS CC Personnel Manual
       CCPM 29.9, Instruction 1, 05/18/1978


Back to top PHS Music
 

• PHS Commissioned Corps Ensemble
• PHS March  Audio
PHS March  Words and sheet music
• Centennial Fanfare for the PHS: Anchor and Caduseus  Audio
• History of the PHS March and Fanfare Music

     Download Audio/Media Player
               • Windows Media Player
               • Real Player
               • Apple QuickTime Player


  Military protocol
  • Uniformed Services Courtesies
       PHS CC Personnel Manual
       CCPM 26.1, Instruction 2, 07/21/82
• Military Protocol, Courtesy, Uniforms
       HSO Category Resource Directory, 2004
• Military Protocol: Uniformed Services Customs and Courtesies CDC
• Military Protocol: Customs and Courtesy CDC

  Standards of conduct
  • USPHS Commissioned Officer Standards of Conduct  05/14/2004

Back to top PHS CC Personnel Manual   
  NEW ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION FORMAT FOR USPHS RULES AND REGULATIONS
     • See new electronic Commissioned Corps Issuance System (eCCIS)
     • This replaces older version of the Commissioned Corps Personnel Manual display
            • By Topic
            • By Transmittal sheets, Manual Circulars, Personnel Policy Memoranda
            • By Part, Chapter, Instruction

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Last Updated: February 10, 2007
Contact Web Master:
CAPT Judith L. Bader, MD, USPHS