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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.
A new office has been formed within the US Department of Health and Human Services to lead the nation ... crisis in a century,” Adm. Dr. Rachel Levine, the HHS assistant secretary for health ...
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Health and Human Services by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.As of November 7, 2023, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 15 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 3 positions do not have nominees, and 18 appointments have been ...
According to the proposal, HHS's assistant secretary for health recommended that the DEA should place marijuana into schedule three back in August 2023. The DEA, however, has yet to make its own ...
Today, the commissioned corps is under the United States Public Health Service (PHS), a major agency now of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), established by Congress in 1979 and 1980. It was previously established in 1953 as the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW), and it is still led by the surgeon general.
Medscape Education today announced an upcoming free, accredited, online educational program, supported by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department ...