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The Biden administration this week announced the latest round of appointments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Although some vacancies are still drawing attention – a permanent administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services among them – the new hires show the Biden administration continuing to populate and overhaul the agency during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As our country navigates an unprecedented public health crisis, President Biden is building a strong, experienced, and diverse team at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, said HHS Chief of Staff Sean McCluskie in a statement.
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SunStar Military undertakes mental health program for health personnel
MANILA. Ottobock Philippines provided prostheses to 25 amputated military personnel confined at the V. Luna Hospital. (Contributed/AFP)
MANILA. Ottobock Philippines provided prostheses to 25 amputated military personnel confined at the V. Luna Hospital. (Contributed/AFP)
+ January 24, 2021 THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) conducted a mental health program to promote the psychological welfare of its personnel.
AFP Chief of Staff Gilbert Gapay said military and civilian psychiatrists, psychologists, chaplains, psychiatric nurses, social workers and AFP allied health workers completed the nine-day program on January 21, 2021.
The program included stress debriefing, trauma counseling and psychological first aid facilitated by the Office of the Surgeon General.
Biden selects transgender doctor, Rachel Levine, as assistant health secretary
John Wagner and Teo Armus, The Washington Post
Jan. 19, 2021
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WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he will nominate Pennsylvania s top health official, Rachel Levine, to be his assistant secretary of health. Levine, a pediatrician, would become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Dr. Rachel Levine will bring the steady leadership and essential expertise we need to get people through this pandemic - no matter their zip code, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability - and meet the public health needs of our country in this critical moment and beyond, Biden said in a statement. She is a historic and deeply qualified choice to help lead our administration s health efforts.