the organization became the public health service on july, 1798.
the organization became the public health service on july, 1798.
when was the organization become the public health service?
july, 1798
the scope of activities of the marine hospital service also began to expand well beyond the care of merchant seamen in the closing decades of the nineteenth century, beginning with the control of infectious disease. the national quarantine act of 1878 vested quarantine authority to the marine hospital service. and the national board of health. the marine hospital service was assigned the responsibility for the medical inspection of arriving immigrants at sites such as ellis island in new york harbor. because of the broadening responsibilities of the service, its name was changed in 1902 to the "public health and marine hospital service". as the emphasis of its responsibilities shifted from sailors to general public health and with the decommissioning of various old marine hospitals the name was changed again, in 1912, to just the "public health service" (phs).
united states public health service
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bullet::::- public health service presidential unit citation (ribbon only)









































bullet::::- public health service outstanding unit citation (ribbon only)









































bullet::::- public health service unit commendation (ribbon only)









































bullet::::- public health service smallpox campaign award









































bullet::::- public health service global health campaign medal









































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bullet::::- public health service hazardous duty service award









































bullet::::- public health service foreign duty service award









































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bullet::::- public health service isolated hardship service award









































bullet::::- public health service crisis response service award
awards and decorations of the united states government