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Office of the Surgeon General of the United States

Also Known As Supervising Surgeon · OSG
National Health Agency

The Office of the Surgeon General is the operational head of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and a leading spokesperson on public health for the federal government. Its predecessor position, Supervising Surgeon of the Marine Hospital Service, was established March 29, 1871; the title was shortened to Surgeon General in 1902. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Founding Year
1871 1
Founding Date
1871-03-29 1
Headquarters
Washington, D.C., United States 1
Classification
Kind
Public Health Agency 1
Connections

Associated With

1964 Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health, Milestones

the 1964 report is the statutory product of the Office of the Surgeon General; Luther Terry, credited with the report, held that office when it was issued

C. Everett Koop, Figures

C. Everett Koop served as United States Surgeon General from 1982 to 1989.

Luther Terry, Figures

Served as the ninth Surgeon General, 1961 to 1965.

Source Wikipedia: Luther Terry

In Branch

Public Health, Branches
Source Wikipedia: Surgeon General of the United States
In the Other Atlases

Found In

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikipedia: Surgeon General of the United StatesLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The surgeon general of the United States is the operational head of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC) and thus a leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the federal government of the United States.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Surgeon General of the United States
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    The surgeon general's office and staff are known as the Office of the Surgeon General (OSG), which is housed within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health.
  • Body text, office description
    The surgeon general's office and staff are known as the Office of the Surgeon General (OSG)
  • Program classification, entity description sentence
    The surgeon general of the United States is the operational head of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC) and thus a leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the federal government of the United States. The surgeon general's office and staff are known as the Office of the Surgeon General (OSG), which is housed within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health.
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