Christine Jordan SextonNovember 14, 2022
4min0
DeSantis said in a tweet that Ladapo has done a 'great job' since being named to the post more than a year ago.
Tag: state Surgeon General
Christine Jordan SextonNovember 14, 2022
Anne GeggisOctober 27, 2021
6min1757
'Dr. Ladapo has proven himself time and time again to be unwilling and truly unfit.'
A.G. GancarskiMarch 11, 2016
2min324
Gov. Rick Scott appointed Celeste Philip as Acting Surgeon General on Friday. He also praised outgoing Surgeon General John Armstrong as having done an “outstanding job.” Armstrong was the first state agency head in 20 years to be shown the door after the Senate refused to confirm him by the end of the 2016 Legislative Session. Scott […]
Ryan RayFebruary 16, 2016
5min328
The Senate Health Policy Committee on Tuesday gave the nod to state Surgeon General John Armstrong. Members granted him confirmation to extend his tenure as head of the state’s health care apparatus, but just barely by a 5-4 vote Armstrong has been under heightened scrutiny in Tallahassee because of recent public failures in the state’s health […]
Guest AuthorOctober 27, 2015
4min240
Unhealthy weight has affected children in Florida well before I was appointed State Surgeon General in 2012. I knew when I took office that combating this epidemic would be my highest priority – and it was clear that doing so wouldn’t be as simple as changing the meals served in our school cafeterias. To answer […]