Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service

Commission Corps PACE

History

The following depicts a timeline of PACE's history since its inception in 2013.

Year	Historical Event
2012	LT Leo Gumapas and LT John Pesce assessed the activities of CC officers at the time and developed a strategy to unify and standardize community outreach efforts
2013	January 4, 2013, PACE is launched as a voluntary effort for officers to provide health education and promote healthy lifestyles in their local communities in the Washington DC Metro Area September 10, 2013, The White House invites LCDR Leo Gumapas and LT John Pesce as "Champions of Change" nominees for the creation of the PACE program.
2014	PACE expands beyond the Washington DC Metro Area into GA, OK, and NY
2015	PACE continues to expand into AZ and New England states and increasing the lesson plan numbers The initial PACE logo is created:
2016	PACE develops its first opioid lesson plan to combat the opioid epidemic. On December 9, 2016, PACE educates 250 lime kiln middle school students with the first opioid lesson plan. (From Left to Right: LT Melanie Edwards, LT Shiny Mathew, CDR B. Nhi Beasley, CDR Renmeet Grewal, LCDR John Pesce, and LCDR Leo Gumapas).
2017	PACE drafts initial draft of Surgeon General Education Team Concept of Operations
2018	April 19, 2018, PACE leadership joins Surgeon General VADM Adams at the opioid memorial on the White House Ellipse. HHS Blog - Fighting the Opioid Crisis May 22, 2018, Surgeon General VADM Adams signs the PACE charter making it the newest chartered organization in the USPHS Commissioned Corps The PACE logo is revised: Revisions: [Design enhancements by CDR Andrew Yang - deep gold to resemble USPHS flag, deep green to represent healthy tree, fuller and lush oak tree, added parent watching to represent "our" committment and care for the community]
2019	At today’s #PACHA meeting I announced that my office is standing up a new team of highly qualified #CommissionedCorps members to support our regional Ending the HIV Epidemic efforts in Atlanta, Dallas and LA. https://t.co/yW85nxNSEm — ADM Brett P. Giroir (@HHS_ASH) July 8, 2019 September 23, 2019 PACE develops the first vaping lesson plan for vaping Our Region 5 Surgeon Generals Education Team (SGET) partnered with @hosafhp in MN to teach high school students and future health professionals about the dangers of #vaping, #ecigs, and #opiates. Check out the press release here https://t.co/xnHmXYPZUI #usphs pic.twitter.com/qQyK2ssfqD — USPHS-PACE (@USPHS_PACE) January 9, 2020

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