Another great partner of ours during CONTINUING PROMISE 09 is the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
USPHS has more than 6,200 full-time, well-trained, highly qualified public health professionals dedicated to delivering the Nation's public health promotion and disease prevention programs and advancing public health science.
Presently we have 11 of these fantastic professionals serving alongside us onboard COMFORT. I find them to be passionate about what they're doing and excited to be quite literally on the frontlines in the fight against disease and poor health conditions around the world.
Interesting fact: USPHS Commissioned Corps is one of America's seven uniformed services--their uniform looks just like the Navy one I wear!
As partners in Continuing Promise 2009, USPHS officers offer a wide range of expertise and a unique public health perspective that enhance the effectiveness of our mission during our four month deployment to seven countries. In Haiti, Dominican Republic and Antigua and Barbuda these professionals have worked closely with Host Nation officials providing valuable education and training. We’ve also learned a lot about the region that will better prepare our humanitarian team during a catastrophic event, and this leads to better disaster preparedness for the Americas. USPHS will rotate numerous teammates during this mission; right now I have the honor of working with these officers onboard COMFORT:
CAPT Arturo Bravo, a dentist from Washington State, serves as the USPHS officer-in-charge. CAPT Robert Lott, a physician from Florida, is assigned to the Advance Coordination Element (ACE) team for Panama as a vector control subject matter expert. CAPT Jan Manwaring, an environmental health officer from Alaska, is assigned to the Preventative Medicine team and works on environmental health assessments both on board the ship and at sites ashore. The team’s healthcare providers include CDR Christine Mattson, a family nurse practitioner from Arizona, LT Scott Williams, a dentist from Oklahoma, LT Chris Cordes, an optometrist from New Mexico, LT Temeri Wilder-Kofie, a veterinarian from Georgia, and LT Kara King, a pharmacist from Alaska. CDR Sheila Merriweather, an epidemiologist from Washington, DC, and LT Michael Mero, a dietician from California, serve as health educators on the Preventative Medicine Team. LCDR Todd Lennon, a social worker from Washington, DC, serves as the team’s executive assistant/public information officer and is assigned to Medical Operations.
USPHS has more than 6,200 full-time, well-trained, highly qualified public health professionals dedicated to delivering the Nation's public health promotion and disease prevention programs and advancing public health science.
Presently we have 11 of these fantastic professionals serving alongside us onboard COMFORT. I find them to be passionate about what they're doing and excited to be quite literally on the frontlines in the fight against disease and poor health conditions around the world.
Interesting fact: USPHS Commissioned Corps is one of America's seven uniformed services--their uniform looks just like the Navy one I wear!
As partners in Continuing Promise 2009, USPHS officers offer a wide range of expertise and a unique public health perspective that enhance the effectiveness of our mission during our four month deployment to seven countries. In Haiti, Dominican Republic and Antigua and Barbuda these professionals have worked closely with Host Nation officials providing valuable education and training. We’ve also learned a lot about the region that will better prepare our humanitarian team during a catastrophic event, and this leads to better disaster preparedness for the Americas. USPHS will rotate numerous teammates during this mission; right now I have the honor of working with these officers onboard COMFORT:
CAPT Arturo Bravo, a dentist from Washington State, serves as the USPHS officer-in-charge. CAPT Robert Lott, a physician from Florida, is assigned to the Advance Coordination Element (ACE) team for Panama as a vector control subject matter expert. CAPT Jan Manwaring, an environmental health officer from Alaska, is assigned to the Preventative Medicine team and works on environmental health assessments both on board the ship and at sites ashore. The team’s healthcare providers include CDR Christine Mattson, a family nurse practitioner from Arizona, LT Scott Williams, a dentist from Oklahoma, LT Chris Cordes, an optometrist from New Mexico, LT Temeri Wilder-Kofie, a veterinarian from Georgia, and LT Kara King, a pharmacist from Alaska. CDR Sheila Merriweather, an epidemiologist from Washington, DC, and LT Michael Mero, a dietician from California, serve as health educators on the Preventative Medicine Team. LCDR Todd Lennon, a social worker from Washington, DC, serves as the team’s executive assistant/public information officer and is assigned to Medical Operations.
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