Mission of the PHS CC

The mission of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is to protect, promote, and advance the health and safety of our Nation. As America's uniformed service of public health professionals, the Commissioned Corps achieves its mission through:

• Rapid and effective response to public health needs
• Leadership and excellence in public health practices
• Advancement of public health science

Core Values of the PHS CC

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.

Regulations

• PHS Flags and Automobile Plates
• USPHS Uniform & Grooming Standards
• Uniformed Services Customs and Courtesies

PHS Music

• PHS Commissioned Corps Ensemble
• PHS March (Words and Music)
• History of the PHS March and Fanfare Music

History of the PHS CC

• History of the Commissioned Corps
• History of the Office of the Surgeon General                                                                                                                          

Images of the PHS CC

• Images from the History of the Public Health Service: A Photographic Exhibit
• Photographs of previous PHS Surgeon Generals

Books and Publications about the PHS CC:

Knoben, James CAPT USPHS (Ret.), Knoben, Alice CDR USPHS

Public Health Service Officer’s Guid

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Fortuine, Robert, CAPT USPHS (Ret) 

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
• Buy at Amazon

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Mullan, Fitzhugh

Plagues and Politics

• New York: Basic Books, 1989
• Buy at Amazon

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Furman, Bess

A Profile of the United States Public Health Service, 1798 – 1948

• Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 1960
• Buy at Amazon

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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
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A Common Thread of Service, An Historical Guide to HEW

• DHEW Publication No. (OS) 73 – 45
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