Episode #56 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with ADM Rachel Levine on HHS Overdose Prevention Strategy

Episode 56 January 17, 2022 00:30:39
Episode #56 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with ADM Rachel Levine on HHS Overdose Prevention Strategy
High Truths on Drugs and Addiction
Episode #56 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with ADM Rachel Levine on HHS Overdose Prevention Strategy

Jan 17 2022 | 00:30:39

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Show Notes

Rachel L. Levine, M.D.

Admiral, U.S. Public Health Service

Assistant Secretary for Health

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

 Admiral Rachel L. Levine serves as the 17th Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the head of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. She fights every day to improve the health and well-being of all Americans. She’s working to help our nation overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and build a stronger foundation for a healthier future – one in which every American can attain their full health potential. ADM Levine’s storied career, first, as a physician in academic medicine focused on the intersection between mental and physical health, treating children, adolescents, and young adults. Then as Pennsylvania’s Physician General and later as Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health, she addressed COVID-19, the opioid crisis, behavioral health and other public health challenges.

Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health (OASH)

HHS Overdose Prevention Strategy 2021

 

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