Which group consists of health professionals who work for federal public health services in different agencies within HHS?

• A. Informed Consent
• B. National Center for Health Statistics
• C. Commissioned Corps
• D. Vital Statistics

Answer: (C)

This item tests knowledge of the federal public health workforce under HHS. The group described is the Commissioned Corps—the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps—a uniformed service of health professionals who serve as commissioned officers across different HHS agencies (such as CDC, NIH, FDA, HRSA, and others). Members come from a range of health fields—physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, veterinarians, scientists—and they fill public health roles, respond to emergencies, and support federal health programs wherever needed. The other terms point to concepts or data sources rather than a workforce group: informed consent is an ethical requirement in research and medical care, the National Center for Health Statistics is a data-collection agency, and vital statistics refer to data on births, deaths, and health indicators.