INDIANAPOLIS — After more than five years leading the Indiana Department of Health and playing a pivotal role during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Kristina Box will retire as state health commissioner.
Box appeared at near-daily press conferences at the height of the pandemic, frequently alongside Gov. Eric Holcomb and a panel of other state leaders that included Dr. Lindsay Weaver. Weaver, the chief medical officer for the agency, will step into Box’s role on June 1.
Holcomb thanked Box for her tenure, saying her retirement discussions started nearly a year ago but she agreed to stay in order to push several healthcare measures through the General Assembly, specifically securing the state’s $225 million two-year investment into public health.
A news release detailed Box’s accomplishments with the department, such as the Governor’s Public Health Commission and My Health Baby. A trained OB-GYN, Box sought to address the state’s dismal infant and maternal mortality rate.
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