, ▁the ▁commission ed ▁corps ▁is ▁under ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Public ▁Health ▁Service ▁( P HS ), ▁a ▁major ▁ag ency ▁now ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Human ▁Services ▁( H HS ), ▁established ▁by ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 - 1 9 8 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁previously ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁as ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Health , ▁Education ▁and ▁W elf are ▁( HE W ), ▁and ▁is ▁still ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Sur geon ▁General . ▁The ▁commission ed ▁corps ▁alloc ates ▁officers ▁to ▁all ▁seven ▁uniform ed ▁services ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁health ▁or ▁medical ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁uniform ed ▁services . ▁The ▁commission ed ▁corps ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁motion ▁picture ▁Pan ic ▁in ▁the ▁Stre ets , ▁in ▁which ▁Richard ▁W id mark ▁port rayed ▁a ▁Public ▁Health ▁Service ▁phys ician ▁tracking ▁down ▁a ▁victim ▁of ▁p neum onic ▁pl ague , ▁an ▁inf ect ious ▁disease ▁that ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁forms ▁of ▁pl ague , ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁being ▁sept ic em ic ▁pl ague ▁and ▁b ub onic ▁pl ague . ▁ ▁Pur pose ▁The ▁stated ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁Commission ed ▁Corps ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Public ▁Health ▁Service ▁is ▁" Pro te ct ing , ▁prom oting , ▁and ▁adv ancing ▁the ▁health ▁and ▁safety ▁of ▁the ▁Nation " ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁commission ed ▁corps ' s ▁four ▁Core ▁Val ues