Ordre de la Santé publique

Ordre de la Santé publique
Ordre de la Santé publique (Commander)
Type	Ministerial order
Awarded for	Service to public assistance, public health, and child protection.
Country	France
Presented by	Minister of Labour, Employment and Health
Status	No longer awarded
Established	18 February 1938
Commander ribbon bar Officer ribbon bar Knight ribbon bar

The Order of Public Health (French: Ordre de la Santé publique) was a French order of merit, created by presidential decree of President Albert Lebrun on 18 February 1938 and amended on 22 May 1954, and awarded for services to the public health and protection of children. It was replaced by the Ordre national du Mérite in 1963.

Classes

The Order had three classes, and was only awarded to people who was minimum 30 years old.

• Commander (40 awards)
• Officer (170 awards)
• Knight (806 awards)

Literature

• André Souyris-Rolland: Guide des Ordres Civil Français et Étrangers, des Médailles d'Honneur et des Médailles des Sociétés, Paris 1979