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Commissioned Corps of theU.S. Public Health Service
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EHOPACMarketing and Recruitment Subcommittee
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To Protect, Promote, and Advance the
Health and Safety of the Nation.
Our Mission
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• Insert your title
• Insert your “command” (e.g., Branch, District Office)
• Insert your Agency (e.g., CDC, IHS, NPS,
USCG)
Insert your rank, name,credential (YYYY-present)
Your presenter or presenters for today
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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
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• 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:
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• 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
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One of the Seven Uniformed Services
Executive Branch
USPHS
DHHSDOD DHS
Coast Guard
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Commerce
NOAA
USPHS Commissioned Corps
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• 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
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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
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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
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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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(Not all agencies and programs are represented)
Where We Are Assigned
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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:
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• 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
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• 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!
More of the benefits
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The five pillars of a Commissioned Corps Officer
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Duty Locations Coast to Coast
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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
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Environmental Health in the
[insert your organization][insert your own photos]
Environmental Health in Different Organizations
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[personal experience]
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Personal experiences (1)
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[personal experience]
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Personal experiences (2)
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Questions?
For more information please contact:
[insert your rank, name, credentials]Telephone: 000-000-0000
E-mail: [email protected]
EHOPACMarketing and Recruitment Subcommittee Version 1.2