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Dr. Amy Acton talked to Ohio University students about leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Dr. Amy Acton, the former director of the Ohio Health Department, talked to medical students at Ohio University about the challenges she faced leading the state’s… Read More
![Dr. Amy Acton stands at the podium flanked by Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/amy_acton_030920_-_chow-e1584630417821-900x422.jpg)
Amy Acton Will Not Run For U.S. Senate
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Amy Acton, the former state health director, says she will not be running for U.S. Senate in 2022. But the doctor, who rose to… Read More
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Amy Acton Stepping Down From Columbus Foundation To Consider U.S. Senate Run
By: Gabe Rosenberg | Nick Houser | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Former Ohio Department of Health director Dr. Amy Acton is exploring a run for the U.S. Senate. Acton announced Thursday that she would step down from… Read More
![Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton holds up a mask as she gives an update at MetroHealth Medical Center Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Cleveland, on the state's preparedness and education efforts to limit the potential spread of a new virus which caused a disease called COVID-19. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, left, watches.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/amy_acton_coronavirus_-_by_tony_dejak-e1583265795557-900x422.jpg)
Amy Acton Steps Down As DeWine’s Chief Health Adviser
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Dr. Amy Acton, the chief health adviser to Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio), is officially leaving the administration. This is another transition for Acton who resigned as… Read More
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Students In Ohio’s K-12 Schools Must Wear Masks
By: Glenn Forbes | WCPN
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCPN) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday added another statewide health order requiring all children in grades K-12 to wear masks while in school, with certain exceptions…. Read More
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Amy Acton Stepping Down As Ohio Health Department Director
By: Gabe Rosenberg | Clare Roth | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Dr. Amy Acton is stepping down from her position as director of the Ohio Department of Health, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday. DeWine said Acton will… Read More
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Ohio Prioritizes Coronavirus Testing, DeWine Comments on Protesters
By: Lydia Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — Gov. Mike DeWine’s COVID-19 press conference Monday started out with a moment of silence to remember the four Kent State students who lost their lives 50 years… Read More