Rachel Levine
17th U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health (2021-2025); Admiral, United States Public Health Service (2021-2025); Pennsylvania Secretary of Health (2018-2021), acting capacity (2017-2018); Pennsylvania Physician General (2015-2017); Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine (1996-2021)
Admiral Rachel Levine is the first transgender person to receive U.S. Senate confirmation and served as one of the nation’s top public health officials during the opioid crisis, COVID-19 pandemic, and syphilis crisis. Hearing her speak is a masterclass in leadership.
Dr. Rachel Levine is a trailblazing national transgender leader, one of our nation’s top public health and climate leaders, and a specialist in adolescent health and pediatric medicine. After President Biden appointed her to serve as U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health, she became the first transgender person to receive confirmation by the U.S. Senate and was appointed a four-star admiral leading the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. As Pennsylvania’s Physician General and Secretary of Health, Dr. Levine led Pennsylvania through the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid epidemic. She spent decades in academic medicine before transitioning to public service and has been involved in HIV medicine since the early days of the epidemic. Dr. Levine’s talks provide optimism and hope for the future.
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Fireside chat with Dr. Rachel Levine
This presentation will feature Dr. Levine in conversation with a local leader at your institution or community about health policy, public health, health equity, and/or leadership.
Transgender Rights and Health Equity
Dr. Levine is a leading-edge public figure in the transgender civil rights movement and an expert in health equity. This presentation will address the current topics in transgender rights with a lens toward the health and well-being of the transgender community in the United States.
A Conversation About LGBTQIA+ Health Equity
Dr. Levine is among the nation’s most visible leaders in LGBTQIA+ health and an expert in health equity. This presentation will address current topics in LGBTQIA+ health broadly with a lens toward the health and well-being of LGBTQIA+ communities in the United States.
Reproductive Rights and Bodily Autonomy
Since Dobbs, the ability to access reproductive health services has reverted to a patchwork system where laws differ depending on which state you are in. This presentation will address reproductive rights from a public health lens and will look at access to abortion, contraception, family planning, and sexual health services. The presentation will link reproductive rights to the broader conversation about bodily autonomy for women, transgender, and intersex people across the United States.
Adolescent Health and Mental Health
Before entering public service, Dr. Levine spent the majority of her career in academic pediatric medicine. In this presentation, she will address current topics in adolescent health and will also address the mental health needs of adolescent populations.
Health Equity and the Social Determinants of Health
The frameworks of “health equity” and “social determinants of health” are both critical to public health and are misunderstood by some. In this presentation, Dr. Levine will unpack these frameworks and address the underlying importance of them, while also insisting that these frameworks uplift the health and wellbeing of all people.
HIV and STI Public Health Responses Today
In this presentation, Dr. Levine, who oversaw the U.S. government’s response to syphilis and led the HHS implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, will speak to the current responses to HIV and STIs in the United States, and will reflect on effective prevention strategies.
Climate Change and Health Equity
Climate change represents the greatest threat to human health around the globe. Dr. Levine, who was the lead HHS representative to COP21 and COP23 and who oversaw the HHS Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, will present about the link between climate change and the health and well-being of people around the world.
Leadership in Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Levine is a masterclass in leadership. Having served in senior health leadership roles in federal and state government and in academic medicine, Dr. Levine will provide her thoughts on what makes for effective leadership in medicine and public health.
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