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To Protect, Promote, and Advance the

Health and Safety of the Nation.

Our Mission

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Examples of missions:• Natural disasters• Multistate outbreak investigations• Mass gatherings• Terrorist attacks (9/11, Anthrax)• International humanitarian assistance• International Ebola virus response

America’s Health Responders

• Over 6,000 well trained, highly qualified public health professionals.

• Essential component of the largest public health and response program in the world

• Highly motivated with an attitude of service

• Desire to improve the health of humankind, both within and beyond our borders

• Enjoy the prospect of a highly varied and dynamic career

Commissioned Corps Officers:

• Environmental Health & Protection • Disease control and prevention • Biomedical research• Regulation of food and drugs • Mental health & AODA treatment• Health care delivery• International health• Emergency and humanitarian

response

How We Serve

One of the Seven Uniformed Services

Executive Branch

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USPHS Commissioned Corps

• Environmental Health Officers

• Physicians• Dentists• Nurses• Pharmacists• Dietitians• Engineers• Mental Health

Specialists, (clinical psychologists and clinical social workers)

• Optometrists• Physician Assistants• Scientists/Researchers• Therapists

(occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, respiratory therapy, and audiology)

• Veterinarians• Other health-related

disciplines

Disciplines within the Commissioned Corps

A PROUD HISTORY

PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY...

FOR OVER 200 YEARS

Source: www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/phs_history/intro.html

From Ellis Island… …To tribal lands.

Across America

Around the World

Commissioned Corps Timeline• 1798 - Sick & Disabled Seamen Relief Act

• 1870 - Centralized Marine Hospital Service

• 1871 - John Maynard Woodworth

• 1889 - Formalized as US Uniformed Service of MHS

• 1902 - MHS to PHMHS (Ellis Island/State quarantine) • 1912 - PHS; broadened power; investigate diseases,

sanitation

• 2012 - Over 6,000 active-duty officers within 13 disciplines

History …• Established as the Sanitarian category in 1943

• Strength grew from ~75 officers to nearly 400 today

• Traditionally focused on food sanitation, water and wastewater treatment, and vector-borne disease

• Now serving on the front lines in the Nation’s fight against disease undertaking highly specialized services in broad areas of public health

Environmental Health Officers

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Where We Are Assigned

Meet Basic qualifications:• U.S. citizen• Less than 44 years of age• Pass medical and security clearance• Qualifying degree from an accredited

institution (varies depending on profession)

• Ability to secure a federal work position

Additional requirement: • Current, unrestricted professional

license (if applicable)

What it takes to be an Officerin the Commissioned Corps:

• Salary• Competitive pay • Increases with promotions and years of service

• Medical• Full medical and dental• Dependents

• Low-cost or no cost health and dental (depends on provider)

• Veteran’s Administration benefits• Leave

• 30 days of paid vacation per year• Paid sick leave

Some of the benefits

• Retirement• Eligible at 20 years• Non-contribution based compensation• Thrift Savings Plan available

• Other random benefits• Military discounts

• Restaurants, hotels, amusement parks, museums

• Use of military commissaries and exchanges

Plus, you always know what you are going to wear to work!

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Junior COSTEP

• One year in a qualifying college program• Two years in specific health disciplines• Work one to four months during school • No obligation after graduation

COSTEP Opportunities

Environmental Health in the

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Environmental Health in Different Organizations

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Questions?

For more information please contact:

[insert your rank, name, credentials]Telephone: 000-000-0000

E-mail: asdf@aaa.gov

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