Dr. Crystal Miller will begin her new job as Lexington’s public health commissioner June 23. Since 2007, she’s been the director of the WEDCO District Health Department, which serves Harrison, Nicholas and Scott counties. Miller said one of her goals is addressing growing skepticism about safe and proven vaccines.
“When I say I'm in public health, they will just say, you know, oh, we don't trust vaccines, right? And so that tells me we really have to get in front of the history behind what vaccinations have done in this country.”
Miller said many people rely on medical advice from social media, rather than research articles or their own doctor. Of the proposed 715 billion dollars in Medicaid cuts over a decade, she said, “It’s going to hurt our people.” n
“That's a big concern for us in public health across the state. We have already seen the way that the federal administration right now is managing the budget, and Governor Beshear has already been involved in a lawsuit, filing a lawsuit.”
Beshear joined a multi-state lawsuit last month aimed at the Trump Administration’s attempt to cut more than 11 billion dollars in congressionally approved public health funds.
