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Who is Casey Means? Trump’s surgeon general pick appears at Senate confirmation hearing, here's what she said
Dr. Casey Means, President Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, told senators she plans to fight chronic disease.
Dr Casey Means, President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general has faced senators at her confirmation hearing where she outlined her concerns about chronic illness in the United States and highlighted her experience as a wellness influencer, author and entrepreneur. Means had originally been scheduled to testify in October but the hearing was postponed after she went into labor with her first child.
During the hearing, Means said she would use the role to promote efforts to end chronic disease by addressing its root causes including dietary and lifestyle changes.
“Our nation is angry, exhausted, and hurting from preventable diseases,” the 38-year-old said during her opening remarks in Washington before the Senate health committee Wednesday. “Public health leaders must address the evidence-based, modifiable drivers of chronic diseases, which include ultra processed foods, industrial chemical exposure, lack of physical activity, chronic stress and loneliness, and overmedicalization.”
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