Public Health Service (United States)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:PHS
gptkbp:component gptkb:Centers_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention
gptkb:Food_and_Drug_Administration
gptkb:National_Institutes_of_Health
gptkb:Office_of_the_Surgeon_General
gptkb:United_States_Public_Health_Service_Commissioned_Corps
gptkb:Agency_for_Healthcare_Research_and_Quality
gptkb:Agency_for_Toxic_Substances_and_Disease_Registry
gptkb:Health_Resources_and_Services_Administration
gptkb:Indian_Health_Service
gptkb:Substance_Abuse_and_Mental_Health_Services_Administration
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:Public_Health_Service_seal
gptkbp:employs Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers
gptkbp:founded 1798
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Marine_Hospital_Service
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Public Health Service (United States)
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:federal_government_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:mission protect, promote, and advance the health and safety of the United States
gptkbp:motto In Officio Salutis (In the Service of Health)
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Guatemala_syphilis_experiments
gptkb:Tuskegee_Syphilis_Study
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:David_Satcher
gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkb:Regina_Benjamin
gptkb:Jerome_Adams
gptkb:Thomas_Parran_Jr.
gptkb:Vivek_Murthy
gptkb:Antonia_Novello
gptkb:C._Everett_Koop
gptkb:Joycelyn_Elders
gptkb:Richard_Carmona
gptkbp:oversees medical research
disease control
food and drug safety
health promotion
mental health services
public health programs
Indian health
health resources
toxic substances and disease registry
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Marine_Hospital_Service
gptkbp:renamed 1912
gptkbp:type government position
gptkbp:website https://www.hhs.gov/ash/about-ash/phs/index.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:PHS
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6