Office of the Surgeon General (OSG)

The Office of the Surgeon General, under the direction of the Surgeon General, oversees the operations of the 6,500-member Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service and provides support for the Surgeon General in the accomplishment of her other duties. The Office is part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 

Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA, is the Surgeon General. She serves as America's Doctor by providing Americans the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness and injury.

Learn about the Healthy App Challenge The Office of the Surgeon General challenged developers with a Healthy App Challenge to create apps that support healthy lifestyles. Winners will be announced in early February!

A Healthy and Fit Nation "I am calling on all Americans to join me in a national grassroots effort to reverse the current obesity crisis. My Vision for a Healthy and Fit Nation includes showing people how to choose nutritious food, add more physical activity to their daily lives, and manage the stress that so often derails their best efforts at developing healthy habits."