Dear Civilian, Tribal, and Commissioned Corps Nurses,

The Federal Public Health Service Nursing (FPHSN) Strategic Plan Implementation Team and I, RADM Kerry Paige Nesseler, USPHS Chief Nurse Officer, would like to invite you to participate in a brief survey that will help illustrate Federal PHS nurses’ contributions to our FPHSN Strategic Plan, specifically in health promotion and prevention efforts...

On November 10,2012, The State of North Carolina held its annual Veteran's Day Parade with this year's theme of " Welcome Home Iraqi War Veterans". 75 groups of parade participants were greeted by perfect parade weather of 70 degrees with crystal clear blue skies. Participants ranged from an active duty units such as 50th Signal Battalion to retired Veterans of Foreign Wars, North Carolina dignitaries such as the North Carolina Governor Beverly Purdue, Congressman David Price, Congressman Brad Miller and Mayor of Raleigh-Nancy McFarland were in attendance...

Medical Affairs is in the middle of our influenza immunization season. We are now receiving and validating immunization submissions required for mission readiness. We also understand that this is a major component of promotion eligibility for many deserving officers. I assure you, if have done everything on your end to meet the requirements, Medical Affairs will make sure you receive credit for your efforts...

The November/December 2012 issue of Public Health Reports is now available online. PHR is the official journal of the US Public Health Service and the Office of the Surgeon General and publishes original research on preventing and eliminating disease and injury...

November 30th marked the end of the official hurricane season. The Corps had one its largest deployments since 2005, with our response to Super Storm Sandy. Now is the time to prepare for next year’s hurricane season, which starts June 1. This office fielded roughly 130 calls and/or emails from officers who were notified that they had been selected to deploy within 24-72 hours but did not have the required uniforms to deploy in...

The holidays are here again and it’s a wonderful time to celebrate with family and friends. The holiday season, however, is also associated with another not so happy – or healthy- tradition: overeating and its potential for weight gain. So now is the time to prepare to prevent the holiday weight creep! Between Halloween and New Year’s Day, we are barraged with many delectable food temptations. Besides the temptation to overeat, colder weather can deter people from their regular physical activity routines. To eat healthy and stay active over the holiday season, here are some tips to try... ...

The Junior Officer Advisory Group (JOAG) is requesting nominations for three awards to be presented at the annual USPHS Scientific and Training Symposium to be held in Glendale, AZ May 21-23, 2013...

TThe Division of Commissioned Corps Personnel and Readiness and the Commissioned Officer Training Academy wishes to extend congratulations to graduates of the Officer Basic Course (OBC) 57.

OBC training is a 2-week course of study for new calls to active duty to the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (Corps)...

TThe Division of Commissioned Corps Personnel and Readiness and the Commissioned Officer Training Academy wishes to extend congratulations to graduates of the Officer Basic Course (OBC) 58.

OBC training is a 2-week course of study for new calls to active duty to the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (Corps)...

TThe Division of Commissioned Corps Personnel and Readiness and the Commissioned Officer Training Academy wishes to extend congratulations to graduates of the Officer Basic Course (OBC) 59.

OBC training is a 2-week course of study for new calls to active duty to the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (Corps)...

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