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								New Commissioned Corps Transformation Positions Announced  | 
						
						
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							ADM John Agwunobi, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and VADM Richard Carmona, the Surgeon General, are 
							announcing the creation of 12 new positions for designing and implementing important elements for 
							transformation of the force management of the Commissioned Corps...
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								Three and Freeze - June 2006  | 
						
						
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							On 18 December 2003, the “three and freeze” temporary promotion policy was implemented.  That policy 
							requires that an officer must be selected for competitive temporary grade promotion within three attempts 
							or be frozen in grade for the remainder of his or her career...
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								Meet the New Chief Professional 
									Officer for the Dental Category | 
						
						
							
							 
 
  
							RADM Christopher G. Halliday was selected as the Chief Professional Officer for the Dental category 
							effective 1 May 2006. As Chief Dental Officer, he is responsible for providing leadership and coordination 
							of U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) dental professional affairs for the Office of the Surgeon General...
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								Meet the Chief Professional 
									Officers Board | 
						
						
							
							  		
							The Chief Professional Officers (CPOs) are the liaisons between the professional categories of the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (Corps) and the Surgeon General.  They are appointed by the Surgeon General and perform the duties of their position concurrently with their Operating Division or agency assignment...
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								Health Literacy in the Public 
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							As national leaders in the public health field, it is critical for officers in the Commissioned Corps of the 
							U.S. Public Health Service (Corps) to understand the concept of health literacy and the ramifications that can result from poor health literacy...see 
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								AI/ANCOAC Logo | 
						
						
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							The American Indian/Alaska Native Commissioned Officers Advisory Committee (AI/ANCOAC) logo depicts a 
							medicine wheel adorned with eagle feathers...see 
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								AI/ANCOAC Presents 2006 Awards | 
						
						
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							Recipients include:  CAPT Kurt M. Riley (Leadership Award); LT Yoland Burke-Dee (Annie Dodge Wauneka Award);
							RADM Robert Pittman (Flag Officer Award); CDR Carment C. Clelland (Senior Officer Award); and
							LCDR Carol R. Vondall (Junior Officer Award)...see 
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								CDR Brad Austin Receives ACHE’s 
									District Six Governor’s Award 
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							On 30 March 2006, CDR Brad Austin was presented the American College of Healthcare Executives’ (ACHE) District Six Governor’s Award in Chicago, IL.  The award was presented by Brigadier General David A. 
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								Pharmacy School Point of Contact 
									Initiative -- Requesting Volunteers | 
						
						
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						The Pharmacy Professional Advisory Committee (PharmPAC) Recruitment Committee is currently seeking 
						self-nominations to serve as the Primary Point of Contact (POC) for the following schools of pharmacy...see 
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											Fit For Duty. . .Fit For Life!
									
										
										 
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							|  In 2004, “The 2004 Surgeon General’s 
									Report on Bone Health and Osteoporosis” was published and in May 2005, Surgeon 
									General VADM Richard H. Carmona designated May as Bone Health Month...see 
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