: ▁Le ad ership , ▁Ex cell ence , ▁Integr ity , ▁and ▁Service . ▁Offic ers ▁execute ▁the ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁commission ed ▁corps ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁ways : ▁Help ▁provide ▁health care ▁and ▁related ▁services ▁to ▁med ically ▁unders erved ▁populations : ▁to ▁American ▁Indians , ▁Al aska ▁N atives , ▁and ▁to ▁other ▁population ▁groups ▁with ▁special ▁needs ; ▁Pre vent ▁and ▁control ▁disease , ▁identify ▁health ▁ha z ards ▁in ▁the ▁environment ▁and ▁help ▁correct ▁them , ▁and ▁promote ▁health y ▁l ifest yles ▁for ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁citizens ; ▁Im pro ve ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁mental ▁health ; ▁ ▁Ens ure ▁that ▁dru gs ▁and ▁medical ▁devices ▁are ▁safe ▁and ▁effective , ▁food ▁is ▁safe ▁and ▁wh oles ome , ▁cos met ics ▁are ▁har ml ess , ▁and ▁that ▁electronic ▁products ▁do ▁not ▁expose ▁users ▁to ▁dangerous ▁amounts ▁of ▁radiation ; ▁Con duct ▁and ▁support ▁bi omed ical , ▁behavior al , ▁and ▁health ▁services ▁research , ▁and ▁communicate ▁research ▁results ▁to ▁health ▁profession als ▁and ▁the ▁public ; ▁and ▁Work ▁with ▁other ▁nations ▁and ▁international ▁ag encies ▁on ▁global ▁health ▁problems ▁and ▁their ▁solutions . ▁ ▁Plus , ▁the ▁commission ed ▁corps ▁provides ▁officers ▁( Med ical ▁Offic ers , ▁D ental ▁Offic ers , ▁Ther ap ists , ▁Environment al ▁Health ▁Offic ers , ▁etc .) ▁to ▁other ▁uniform ed ▁services , ▁primarily ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Ocean ic ▁and ▁At mos pher ic ▁Administration ▁Commission ed ▁Officer ▁Corps