A physician and former U.S. representative from Louisiana has been named the state’s first surgeon general. Republican Ralph Abraham has been serving as secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. Gov. Jeff Landry announced Tuesday that he was signing recently passed legislation creating the surgeon general post.
BATON ROUGE, La. — Ralph Abraham , a physician and former Republican U.S. representative from Louisiana , has been named the state’s first surgeon general.
Abraham has been serving as secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. On Tuesday, Gov. Jeff Landry announced he was signing recently passed legislation creating the surgeon general post. With Abraham moving into the new role, Michael Harrington, the department’s undersecretary, will become secretary.
“The Surgeon General is co-equal with the Secretary within the Department’s organizational chart, and is charged with crafting health policy, including healthcare workforce development; advocating for wellness and disease prevention, and coordinating with other state agencies and institutions to improve health outcomes in Louisiana,” the governor’s office said in a news release.
The surgeon general will be the health department’s “chief medical officer” and will be in charge of the state’s response to public health emergencies under the legislation signed by Landry. The Advocate reports that Abraham told reporters Tuesday that he has traveled extensively all over the world, including to Iraq, Syria, Burma and South Africa. “I’ve seen how important public health policy is, and more importantly when you don’t have it, I’ve seen the ravages of poor health care across the globe,” Abraham said. “We don’t want that here in Louisiana.”
Ralph Abraham General News LA State Wire Health N Government Appointments And Nominations Legislation Politics Jeff Landry U.S. News U.S. News
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Long a Republican state, Louisiana is redder than ever under new governorJust months into office, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has gained national attention for his push for groundbreaking conservative policies.
Read more »
Long a Republican state, Louisiana is redder than ever under new governorJust months into office, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has gained national attention for his push for groundbreaking conservative policies.
Read more »
Today in History: Abraham Lincoln accepts Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the SenateOn June 16, 1858, accepting the Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate, Abraham Lincoln said the slavery issue had to be resolved, declaring, “A house divided against itself can…
Read more »
Hurricane season invites questions about the financial readiness of insurersSome insurers went bankrupt and some others fled Louisiana following Hurricanes Laura and Ida in Louisiana.
Read more »
WATCH: Election 2024; Discussions with CD6 Republican candidate, County Attorney Republican candidateCandidates joining the two separate discussions are Kathleen Winn and Gina Godbehere
Read more »
Louisiana becomes 1st state to allow surgical castration as punishment for child molestersLouisiana has become the first state where judges can order offenders guilty of certain sex crimes against children to undergo surgical castration under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Tuesday.
Read more »