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 To be the benchmark for comprehensive Occupational Health Services delivered at the best value -- lowest cost and greatest customer satisfaction.
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| 1946 |
| Congress authorizes Federal agencies to use appropriated funds for occupational health programs and to consult with the U.S. Public Health Service. |
| 1947 |
| PHS creates the Federal Employee Health Division which contains special units for health education, mental hygiene, nutrition, nursing, tuberculosis control, dental health and public health engineering. |
| 1950-1965 |
| FOH establishes 20 health centers, mostly in Washington, D.C. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) restrains further growth. |
| 1965-1985 |
| OMB reverses its policy and encourages occupational health services as a good managerial investment. FOH health centers increase to 200 nationwide. |
| 1985 |
| Health Resources & Services Administration appropriation for FOH services is abolished. Under the Bureau of Primary Health Care, FOH provides occupational health for Federal employees on a reimbursable basis. |
| 1985-1995 |
| FOH revenue grows from $16 million to $81 million annually. |
| 1996 |
| FOH becomes a DHHS candidate for the franchise pilot program which is part of the White House Reinvention of Government Initiative. FOH celebrates 50 years of "Caring for Federal Workers". |
For more information about FOH, please call 1-800-457-9808. |
