Season 4 · Episode 396
396 - Special Guest: The Assistant Secretary For Health, Admiral Rachel Levine
November 12, 202116m 15s
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Show Notes
Admiral Rachel Levine, MD, is the Assistant Secretary for Health in the Department of Health and Human Services—the "connective tissue" of all the divisions of HHS including the FDA and CDC—and a four-star admiral for the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. As assistant secretary, Dr. Levine focuses on coordinating the HHS response to priorities like COVID-19, health equity, mental health and substance abuse, and climate change. Dr. Levine is also the first transgender official to serve in this capacity.