---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch1"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 1"
heading: "The Public Health Service"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch1"
sections_count: 21
---

# Chapter 1 — The Public Health Service

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

## Contents

- [Subchapter I — Generally](/usc/42/ch1-schI.md)
- [Subchapter II — Pay](/usc/42/ch1-schII.md)