Abstract
The article talks about seven prevention priorities of scientist officers for the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS). It comments on the National Prevention Strategy (NPS) federal agenda promoting tobacco-free living, preventing excessive alcohol use and drug abuse, and healthy food habits. It talks about the NPS priority on encouraging active living and living injury- and violence-free. It talks about sexual and reproductive health, and emotional and mental well-being.
Highlights
US Public Health Service (USPHS) scientists work in this area includes policy evaluations of nutrition topics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), assessment of healthy food and beverage availability through the “Healthy Parks Healthy People US” initiative at the National Park Service, and food inspections to identify chemical and biological contamination before food becomes a consumer product at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
USPHS scientists at the Federal Bureau of Prisons are involved with the Bureau Rehabilitation and Values Enhancement (BRAVE) Program, which aims for early identification of and appropriate clinical intervention for individuals with psychological disorders
Scientist officers' work at the CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health aligns with the National Prevention Strategy (NPS) priority areas of injury- and violence-free living, reproductive and sexual health, and mental and emotional well-being by addressing the prevention of work-related injuries and violence, hazardous exposures, and stressors that affect psychological and physical health
Summary
PhD, MPH, CPH, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hyattsville, MD. PhD, MPH, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, GA. LCDR Jean Ko, PhD, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, GA. LCDR Keisha Houston, DrPH, MPH, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, GA. LCDR Joanna Gaines, PhD, MPH, CHES National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, CDC, Atlanta. USPHS scientist officers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collect and disseminate scientific data about the health effects of tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure, and evaluate and promote effective interventions to reduce tobacco use. USPHS scientists at both agencies use various media channels and community outreach to educate the public on the harms of tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure, and where to find assistance to quit tobacco use
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