Kristine Gebbie
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Kristine Moore Gebbie, DrPH, RN, is a Professor of Nursing
at Columbia University
School of Nursing. She is best known for being the first AIDS Czar, from 1993 to 1994, during the Clinton
Administration.
Before joining the White House, she was the Secretary of the Department of Health for the State of Washington (1989-93) and was previously director of the Oregon
Department of Health. She became well known as member of the Presidential Committee on AIDS
, formed by President Reagan. She was an outspoken opponent of the Reagan Administration policies on AIDS testing.
Dr. Gebbie was a founding member of the National Board of Public Health Examinershttp://www.publichealthexam.org, an entity that provides the first and only core certification for public health professionals and graduates of CEPH-accredited institutionshttp://www.ceph.org.
She earned degrees in nursing from St. Olaf College
and the University of California at Los Angeles. She also holds a Doctor of Public Health in Health Policy from the University of Michigan
School of Public Health, earned in 1995. She was pursuing this degree when she was named AIDS Czar in 1993.
Nursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
School of Nursing. She is best known for being the first AIDS Czar, from 1993 to 1994, during the Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
Administration.
Before joining the White House, she was the Secretary of the Department of Health for the State of Washington (1989-93) and was previously director of the Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
Department of Health. She became well known as member of the Presidential Committee on AIDS
President's Commission on the HIV Epidemic
The President's Commission on the HIV Epidemic was a commission formed by then-President Ronald Reagan in 1987 to investigate the AIDS pandemic. It is also known as the Watkins Commission for its chairman, James D...
, formed by President Reagan. She was an outspoken opponent of the Reagan Administration policies on AIDS testing.
Dr. Gebbie was a founding member of the National Board of Public Health Examinershttp://www.publichealthexam.org, an entity that provides the first and only core certification for public health professionals and graduates of CEPH-accredited institutionshttp://www.ceph.org.
She earned degrees in nursing from St. Olaf College
St. Olaf College
St. Olaf College is a coeducational, residential, four-year, private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. It was founded in 1874 by a group of Norwegian-American immigrant pastors and farmers, led by Pastor Bernt Julius Muus. The college is named after Olaf II of Norway,...
and the University of California at Los Angeles. She also holds a Doctor of Public Health in Health Policy from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
School of Public Health, earned in 1995. She was pursuing this degree when she was named AIDS Czar in 1993.