U.S. Public Health Service

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Public_Health_Service
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:USPHS
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:division Food and Drug Administration (historically)
National Institutes of Health (historically)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (historically)
gptkbp:employs Commissioned Corps officers
gptkbp:founded 1798
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Rockville,_Maryland
gptkbp:historicalSignificance medical research
disease control
public health education
quarantine enforcement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Public Health Service
gptkbp:mission protect, promote, and advance the health and safety of the nation
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:COVID-19
response to HIV/AIDS epidemic
Tuskegee Syphilis Study (historically)
polio vaccination campaigns
smallpox eradication efforts
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Commissioned_Corps
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:Marine_Hospital_Service
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:U.S._Public_Health_Service_Commissioned_Corps
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services
gptkbp:renamed 1912
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:Assistant_Secretary_for_Health
gptkbp:symbol USPHS seal
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:website https://www.usphs.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3