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United States Public Health Service - an agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General; includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public health

PHS

Department of Health and Human Services, Health and Human Services, HHS - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979

bureau, federal agency, government agency, agency, office, authority - an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"

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Although there are examples of joint public health services nationally, this will be the first joint public health service in the North-east.

Public health teams are set to merge; UNITING IN BID TO CUT COSTS AND BOOST WELL-BEING

Employees in the public health service are entitled to be paid special leave for jury duty.

Jury duty pay entitlement

WORCESTER - The city's Division of Public Health has renegotiated and renewed contracts with all five municipalities it has been providing public health services to in recent years.

Regional public health extended

She added that as the spender of 27% of the exchequer Budget, there will be an impact on the public health service. The minister admitted this is the major challenge facing the new HSe Chief executive Cathal Magee.

HEALTHY SQUEEZE

Benjamin is the 18th surgeon general of the Public Health Service.

Surgeon general to speak at Albany commencement

Dr Roland Salmon, Director of the Communicable Disease Centre, National Public Health Service for Wales, said: "Not everyone who has contacted their GP with flu like symptoms will have swine flu."

Flu calls increase

The National Public Health Service for Wales has said all possible sources of the outbreak are being considered.

Owner of E.coli chip shop applies for reopening

Chris Lines, spokesman for the National Public Health Service for Wales, said: 'There are two possible cases of e.coli and an investigation has been launched.

School hit by e.coli outbreak

Ralph Chester Williams, The United States Public Health Service, 1798-1950 (Washington, D.C., 1951).

Leprosy, domesticity, and patient protest: the social context of a patients' rights movement in mid-century America

Congress also provided a comprehensive definition of "uniformed services." This is defined to include employees who serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, as well as all Reserve components of each, the Army or Air National Guard, and the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service. In addition, the president has the authority to identify any other category of persons as covered by USERRA during time of war or emergency.

Serving their country and their communities: the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994

Public Health Service and native health personnel and their equipment/materials to remote locations in providing health care under realistic conditions.

Army dental assistants perform in operation arctic care

Public Health Service, served as advisor to the U.S.

Robert Amler