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Rachel Levine. Rachel Leland Levine (/ ləˈviːn /; born October 28, 1957) [1] is an American pediatrician who has served as the United States assistant secretary for health since March 26, 2021. [2] She is also an admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Levine is a professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the ...
Dr. Rachel Levine was appointed to lead the U.S. Public Health ... "Admiral Levine’s historic appointment as the first openly transgender four-star officer is a giant step forward towards ...
Admiral Rachel Levine and Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Deputy Under Secretary Stacy Dean visit a school in Washington, D.C. on Friday, March 17 in recognition of National Nutrition Month ...
Admiral Rachel Levine spoke to TODAY about the need to preserve gender-affirming care for care trans youth.
There are currently 42 active-duty four-star officers in the uniformed services of the United States: 12 in the Army, three in the Marine Corps, eight in the Navy, 13 in the Air Force, three in the Space Force, two in the Coast Guard, and one in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Of the eight federal uniformed services, the NOAA ...
The assistant secretary for health (ASH) is a senior U.S. government official within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The position is a statutory office (42 U.S.C. § 202) and the holder of the office serves as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services's primary advisor on matters involving the nation's public health.
Rachel Levine is to become assistant secretary of health, the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Biden picks transgender woman for health role Skip to ...
Rachel Levine (born 1957) March 26, 2021 Assistant Secretary for Health: 2021–present Levine is the first openly transgender person to hold an office that requires Senate confirmation. She is the highest-ranking openly transgender official in the US and the first openly transgender four-star admiral. [6] [7]