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Rachel Leland Levine (/ l ə ˈ v iː n /; born October 28, 1957) is an American pediatrician who has served as the United States assistant secretary for health since March 26, 2021. She is also an admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps .
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.
Dr. Rachel Levine was appointed to lead the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, making her the nation's first transgender four-star officer.
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 [Video ...
EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Levine is assistant secretary for health in the Biden administration and the most senior transgender official in American history. She talks to Io Dodds about her contentious ...
Rachel L. Levine: 19 Oct 2021 Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH), 2021–present. 3 2021 0 (1957– ) Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Health, 2017–2021. First openly transgender person to achieve four-star rank in any uniformed service.
June 23, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued an advisory to help medical professionals better recognize the mental health symptoms that may come with long COVID.
President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first openly transgender federal official ...