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| History and culture of the PHS | |||
• Mission
of the PHS CC |
• Flags,
Seal, Logos • PHS Music • Military Protocol • Standards of Conduct • PHS CC Personnel Manual |
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| Mission of the PHS CC | ||
| • New
Mission Statement 02/17/2005 • Previous Mission Statement 09/1989 |
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| 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 |
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| History | ||
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• 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Back to top | PHS Music | |
• PHS Commissioned
Corps Ensemble |
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| 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 |
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| Standards of conduct | ||
| • USPHS
Commissioned Officer Standards of Conduct 05/14/2004 |
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| 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 |