Chris Schueler, right, sets up in Rock Creek Park with Sonya Coakley of the National Park Service. (Courtesy of Chris Schueler).
In the two years Chris Schueler studied for his most current task, the information was large.
The heavy lifting began.
He crisscrossed the country discovering people to talk to about the subject.
The outcome is "Invisible Corps," which will premiere at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25, on New Mexico PBS, channel 5.1.
The
Albuquerque-based filmmaker began this journey due to the fact that he learnt about the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service.
Schueler says while the uniformed services of the United States consist of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Marines, the Commissioned Corps of the general public Health Service is the only uniformed service on the planet dedicated to public health.
Its guiding principal is to "secure, advance the health and promote and safety of the nation.".
" Although unnoticeable, they touch millions of Americans every day," he says. "From fluoridated drinking water to an America without malaria, the PHSCC cared for veterans prior to there was an Office of Veterans Affairs, and dealt with water and air pollution prior to there was an Earth Day.".
Schueler spoke with four past surgeons general-- both sides of the political spectrum-- the current surgeon basic, Smithsonian historians and boots on the ground officers.
Haiti relief with kid USPHS Commissioned Corps officers help vaccinate children in Haiti. (Courtesy of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services).
" Our script opens with a President (Barack) Obama phone call to the officers risking their lives in Liberia throughout the Ebola crisis," he says. "It's since of their hard work that the United States never ever had a break out. We had a vaccine and it saved a great deal of lives.".
Schueler says the corps is doing so much work, it was challenging to incorporate all of the information into a one-hour script.
" These ladies and men have actually saved lives and have actually done so for well over 100 years," he says. "From offering us fresh drinking water to having food that does not kill us.".
Schueler says the corps has 11 various classifications, which includes veterinarians, dieticians, doctors and engineers.
" They are in 20 various federal health agencies and are the glue that holds our public health together," he states. "Before I started this job, I didn't know they existed.".
ON TV.
Albuquerque-based filmmaker Chris Schueler's documentary "Invisible Corps," will relay on New Mexico PBS, channel 5.1 at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25.
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