The surgeon general of the United States is the operational head of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. The office is not a particularly powerful one, and has little direct statutory impact on policy-making. Surgeons General are often vocal advocates of precedent-setting, far-sighted, unconventional, or even unpopular health policies.
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The surgeon general of the United States is the operational head of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. He is the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the federal government. The surgeon general also has many informal duties, such as educating the American public about health issues and advocating healthy lifestyle choices. The office is not a particularly powerful one, and has little direct statutory impact on policy-making, but Surgeons General are often vocal advocates of precedent-setting, far-sighted, unconventional, or even unpopular health policies. In 1798, Congress established the Marine Hospital Fund, a network of hospitals that cared for sick and disabled seamen.
In 1870, Congress reorganized along military lines in 1870 and became the Marine hospital Service. The current surgeon general is Jerome Adams, having taken office on September 5, 2017, and serves a four-year term of office. The Surgeon General’s office and staff are housed within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. The only surgeon general to actually hold the rank of four-star admiral was David Satcher, who was simultaneously surgeon general and assistant secretary for health.
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