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The PHS traces its origins to an Act of Congress signed by President John Adams on July 16, 1798. We provide information about the history of both the PHS and public health in America.

HEALTH IN THE NEWS:

Learn about the history of diseases and health issues in the news.

ARTICLES:

History of the Public Health Service |
History of Biowarfare |
History of Anthrax |
Militarization of the Commissioned Corps |
History of Immigration & Public Health |
The Cadet Nurse Corps, 1943-1948

EXHIBITS:

Public Health Service Bicentennial |
Smallpox |
Exhibitions at the National Library of Medicine

LINKS:

Libraries, Archives |
Bibliography |
NIH History Office |
FDA History Office |
Office of Public Health & Science |
The Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications

EDUCATIONAL TOOLS:

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