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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 .
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.
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 ...
Rachel Levine, assistant secretary in Health and Human Services, was appointed to full admiral on October 19, 2021, when she was sworn in to oversee the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. She became the first woman to be a four-star admiral and the first transgender person to be a four-star officer in any uniformed service.
"Meet Rachel Levine, one of the very few transgender public officials in America". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C., USA; In addition, prior to her transition, Dr. Levine was already a published expert on eating disorders. Here is a partial list of her publications dating from before her transition:
Biden also says that, in one of his first acts as president, he'll ask Americans to wear masks for 100 days to slow the virus' spread.. Levine joins Biden's Health and Human Services secretary ...
For example, Admiral Michael G. Mullen was born on 4 October 1946; placed on active duty in 1968 and promoted to admiral on 23 August 2003. Ordinarily, he would have been expected to retire at the end of his four-year term as chief of naval operations in 2008 after 40 years of service.
Admiral Rachel Levine spoke to TODAY about the need to preserve gender-affirming care for care trans youth.