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United States. Public Health Service
Born from a 1798 program that cared for merchant seamen, this federal health service grew into a central force in American public health. Its story connects maritime medicine, disease control, research, and emergency response across more than two centuries.
2 Audiobooks
Emergency Childbirth A Reference Guide for Students of the Medical Self-help Training Course, Lesson No. 11
by United States. Office of Civil Defense, United States. Public Health Service
The bedbug : Its relation to public health, its habits and life history, and methods of control
by United States. Public Health Service
About the author
The United States Public Health Service (USPHS) is not an individual author but a long-running U.S. public health institution. Its roots go back to 1798, when the federal government created a system of marine hospitals for sick and injured seamen.
Over time, that small maritime service expanded into a broader national health organization. It was reorganized as the Marine Hospital Service in 1871 and took the name United States Public Health Service in 1912, reflecting a wider mission that included disease investigation, quarantine, scientific research, and public health protection.
Today, the Public Health Service is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and includes major health agencies, while the Commissioned Corps serves as one of the nation’s uniformed services. If this name appears as the author of a work, it usually means the book was produced by the institution itself rather than by a single named writer.