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Role of the HSO
HSO Associate Recruiter Program
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The mission of the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service is
to provide highly-trained and mobile health professionals who carry out
programs to promote the health of the Nation. Health Services Officers
must understand and prevent disease and injury, assure safe and
effective drugs and medical devices, deliver health services to
underserved populations, and furnish health expertise in time of war or
other national or international emergencies.
Health Services Officers are an important component of the USPHS Commissioned Corps. Approximately
ten percent of all commissioned officers are HSOs, serving in all
agencies of the USPHS, including the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Indian Health
Service (IHS), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), National
Institutes of Health (NIH),
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),
Agency for
Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR),
Agency of Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA),
and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH). Many HSOs
serve in other Federal agencies such as the Division of Immigration
Health Services (DIHS),
U.S. Coast Guard (CG), Federal Bureau
of Prisons (BOP), Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Agency for International Development (USAID), and State Department.
HSOs hold over fifty types of qualifying degrees from accredited
clinical, scientific, technical, and administrative programs.
Professionals from the Health Services category provide a wide variety
of professional skills and training to accomplish the mission of the
USPHS. Disciplines represented within the Health Services category
include the biological, physical, environmental and social sciences,
optometry, social work, podiatry, medical technology, dental hygiene,
medical records administration, physician assistant, computer science,
health education, healthcare administration, and other public health
specialties.
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