Tag: Public Health

  • Public Health Service

    Public Health Service in the United States Introduction to Public Health Service Public Health Service, agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, established in July 1798 under the terms of congressional legislation authorizing marine hospitals for seamen in the merchant […]

  • Public Health Service

    Public Health Service in the United States Introduction to Public Health Service Public Health Service, agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, established in July 1798 under the terms of congressional legislation authorizing marine hospitals for seamen in the merchant […]

  • Public Health Law

    Public Health Law in the United States Public Health Law Contents Core Structure and Bases of Public Health Law The Field of Public Health Law This subsection covers the following topics in this American legal encyclopedia: Public Health Law in General Defining Public Health Law […]

  • Public Health Law

    Public Health Law in the United States Public Health Law Contents Core Structure and Bases of Public Health Law The Field of Public Health Law This subsection covers the following topics in this American legal encyclopedia: Public Health Law in General Defining Public Health Law […]

  • Public Health

    Public Health in the United States Introduction to Public Health Presidential Memorandum Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Public Health and Medical Sciences (July 06, 2009): "The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Russian Ministry of Health […]

  • Surgeon General History

    Surgeon General History in the United States Surgeon General History of the Surgeon General Introduction to Surgeon General History The government appointed the first surgeon general in 1871 to take charge of the Marine Hospital Service, which cared for ill and injured seamen. From 1912 to […]

  • Surgeon General Work

    Surgeon General Work in the United States Surgeon General Work of the Surgeon General Introduction to Surgeon General Work To inform Americans about health matters, the surgeon general periodically issues scientific reports and sponsors public information campaigns. Among the longest and most […]

  • Surgeon General

    Surgeon General in the United States Introduction to Surgeon General Surgeon General, chief spokesperson on public health for the United States government. The surgeon general is appointed by the president of the United States, with the approval of Congress, and serves in the Cabinet. The […]