Building Back Stronger with Healthy People 2030: A Conversation with Admiral Rachel L. Levine

Public Health Perspectives

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. Dr. Justin B. Moore, Associate Editor of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, spoke with Dr. Levine about Healthy People 2030 and its role in helping us build back the health of our nation after the COVID-19 pandemic.