Even before taking office, then President-elect Joe Biden made headlines by nominating @SecretaryLevine, one of the very few transgender public officials, to be assistant secretary of health in the Department of Health and Human Services. 1/
📷: Sam Whitney
📷: Sam Whitney
Here’s what you should know about her and why she’s one of our #WomensHistoryMonth honoree:
Her education is top notch: she is a graduate of both Harvard University and the Tulane University School of Medicine. 2/
Her education is top notch: she is a graduate of both Harvard University and the Tulane University School of Medicine. 2/
And in the course of her tenure at Penn State's Hershey Medical Center she created a division for the care of adolescents with medical and psychological problems and an eating disorders clinic. 3/
During the nation’s opioid crisis in 2016, Dr. Levine, who was confirmed unanimously as Pennsylvania Physician GeneraI, signed an order that allowed law enforcement officers to carry the anti-overdose medication naloxone. 4/
She has said the drug saved 1,000 lives in Pennsylvania within the first few months of the order. 5/
But is was COVID-19 that put Dr. Levine’s leadership to the test. And as the state secretary of health for Pennsylvania she worked closely on a daily basis with the FEMA director and led a daily press briefings. 6/
Dr. Levine’s senate confirmation hearing was on February 25, 2021. If confirmed, she would be the first openly transgender federal official. 7/
While we wait for the result of Dr. Levine’s confirmation hearings, she continues to work on improving access to health care for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. 8/
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