Levine is a professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the Penn State College of Medicine , and previously served as the Pennsylvania physician general from to and as secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health from to Levine was named as one of USA Today ' s women of the year in , which recognizes women who have made a significant impact on society. Born on 28 October , Levine is originally from Wakefield, Massachusetts. She was in charge of the latter when she was nominated for the position of Pennsylvania physician general in In one of her most lauded actions as physician general, Levine signed an order allowing law enforcement officers to carry naloxone.
A statewide audit of Pennsylvania nursing homes found "outdated regulations, dangerously low staffing requirements for nurses, and overarching issues with weak and inconsistent inspections. On May 12, , WHTM reported that following the change in nursing home admissions policies, Levine had moved her own mother out of a nursing home. She is very intelligent and more than competent to make her own decisions. In , Pennsylvania nursing home trade groups indicated they were unaware of any nursing home in the state that was forced to involuntarily accept a COVID-positive patient or that Levine's March 18, , order had led to any deaths or disease outbreaks.
On 17 March, the committee voted 13β9 to advance her nomination for a full Senate vote. On 19 October , Levine was commissioned as a four-star admiral in the U. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps , becoming the first openly transgender four-star officer in any of the United States uniformed services as well as the first female four-star admiral in the Commissioned Corps. Levine has also expressed concerns about vaccine hesitancy among LGBTQ youth who are more likely to experience medical distrust and less likely to seek medical care.
During an April speech at Texas Christian University , Levine criticized "disturbing - and frankly discriminatory - laws and actions" that many states have implemented that affect the lives of LGBTQ youth. They divorced in Levine began exploring her gender identity in her 40s, and transitioned in Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read View source View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version.
In other projects. Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item. American public health official born Martha Peaslee. Pennsylvania Department of Health. Archived from the original on 28 January Retrieved 21 January Levine, M.
