Dr. Amy Acton resigns as Ohio Department of Health director

COLUMBUS, Ohio--Dr. Amy Acton, Ohio’s state health director who has become a household name in Ohio during the coronavirus crisis, has resigned effective immediately, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday.

Acton will remain as the governor’s chief adviser on health issues, DeWine said. Lance Himes, the Ohio Department of Health’s general counsel, will become as interim director, the governor said.

The governor said he tried in vain to convince Acton to stay as director, and he praised her “wise advice and counsel” and “extraordinary bedside manner” since he appointed her last year.

Acton has drawn wide admiration in Ohio for her appearances during DeWine’s daily coronavirus briefings. Bobbleheads and cartoons have been made featuring her.

But she has also become a lightning rod of criticism from opponents of the DeWine administration’s coronavirus orders.

https://www.cleveland.com/coronavirus/2020/06/dr-amy-acton-resigns-as-ohio-department-of-health-director.html

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