For Official Use Only – Not for Public Release Dear Commissioned Corps Officers: Please join the Assistant Secretary for Health, ADM Brett P. Giroir, and Commissioned Corps leadership at the upcoming Commissioned Corps Town Hall on Friday, October 25, 2019 at 1:00 PM ET.  The theme is Enhancing Our Ability to […]

For Official Use Only – Not for Public Release The Prevention through Active Community Engagement Program is recruiting for the following position:  Public Health Analyst (O-2/O-3) Point of Contact: CDR Guillermo Aviles-Mendoza Guillermo.aviles-mendoza@hhs.gov Interested applicants should submit: CV/resume Detailed cover letter not to exceed one page (12 pt. font) explaining […]

For Official Use Only – Not for Public Release Dear Commissioned Corps Officers: Please plan to attend the Commissioned Corps Town Hall this Friday virtually or in person. The Town Hall starts at 1300 and ends at 1430. We will provide updates on several operational issues, including the Commissioned Corps Modernization […]

Dear Fellow Officers, For your situational awareness, yesterday U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (S.D.) and Doug Jones (Ala.) introduced the United States Public Health Service Modernization Act of 2019. Their bipartisan legislation would establish a Ready Reserve Corps within the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.  This is an important […]

Dear Fellow Officers, Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a new Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics.  Individual patients, as well as the health of the public, benefit when opioids are prescribed only when the benefit of […]